Headlines from June 20, 2013

U.S. releases list of 46 “indefinite detainees” at Guantanamo, supposedly too dangerous to release.
Economics theory ties the Great Stagnation to two big results of World War II: industrial capacity, and a lot of dead men.
Researchers make quantum computing more stable; information that formerly lived for 100 microseconds now can exist for hours.
Scientists say Cyprus castle’s toilet still contains parasites from crusaders’ waste.
Social network in Homer’s Odyssey indicates the story is based, at least in part, on real events. via
If you don’t know your past, you don’t have a future. Worshipping Hellenic gods in modern Greece.
See also: Paintings of economic fatigue in contemporary Athens. #tmn
Early 20th-century photographs of American cities taken from a system of up to 17 kites. #photography
Dry Nebraska reservation protests its liquor-store neighbors that sell 5 million cans of beer annually—mostly to impoverished tribal residents.
To name new cocktails, today’s bartenders don’t need lawyers, they need lexicographers. #tmn #longreads
Numbers prove you’re more likely to be murdered on the streets of Washington D.C. than in prison.
if it doesn’t feel wrong you are not doing right. Praise for D.C.‘s best Chinese restaurant, ever.
America’s states, cities, and landmarks mapped with the literal meanings of their official names.
World’s smallest museum located in an alley in New York City.
Ode to the cream linen suit that Jake Gittes wears in the opening of Chinatown.
For male dark fishing spiders, death is the unavoidable consequence of transferring sperm.
A lot of the prettiest bras and camisoles and bustiers are too small or designed for a premenopausal body, as if women of a certain age no longer have a fantasy life.
Diplomats scurry to mollify Karzai over U.S.-Taliban talks after the Taliban portrayed itself as a government in exile.
Report gives Russia lowest grade for failing to address human trafficking; government doesn’t even investigate reported abuses.
Police stop 35,000 protesters from entering a stadium in Brazil, but fans inside pass along the message.
Graphs show Brazilians have seen the cost of many parts of urban life rise at rates that surpass inflation.
Doctors protest force-feeding at Guantanamo, saying detainees have “very good reason” not to trust the doctors looking after them.
I thought they would hire someone a little more debonair. Sopranos star James Gandolfini dies at 51 on vacation in Rome, possibly from a heart attack.
There is no underestimating his devotion to the part of a lifetime that was given to him.
Full episode footage from when Gandolfini appeared on Inside the Actor’s Studio in 2004. #video
The TV show $h*! My Dad Says was extremely bad, and Hollywood showed brilliance in canceling it fast. #opinions
Utopia began as an urban construct, in a streamlined apartment building, and now it’s being sold as “micro-living.” #tmn #longreads
“We Will Use Your Phone as a Coaster Since You Don’t Have any Manners.”
Fascinating Freakonomics podcast episode on tipping includes secret waiter practices, ethnic studies, and why tipping is probably illegal on racial grounds. #audio
At this very moment, Andrew WK is trying to break the world record for nonstop drumming.
Tennis, baseball, and golf suffer from giving players too much time to pretentiously prepare before doing simple things. #opinion