Headlines from July 11, 2013

Muslim Brotherhood issues a statement pledging to continue its “peaceful” resistance to the army’s removal of Morsi.
Paul Ryan makes the case for an “economic-based immigration system”—i.e., sensible immigration reform.
See also: “The re-emergence of George W. Bush.”
Round-up of photos of presidents eating food that’s not good for them.
Russian circuses allow parents to have their children photographed with predators during breaks in the show.
Goat meat makes up 70% of red meat eaten worldwide.
Today’s lunch reading: On the plight of the middle-aged amateur boxer. #tmn #longreads
New fashion lines cater to women who want men’s fashion tailored for them.
Vanity Fair launches video “portraits” of historic, upscale addresses in New York City.
Related: Most popular article on Vanity Fair website is the list “40 Signs You Are a BuzzFeed Writer Running Out of List Ideas.” via
T-shirts that would barely be sold in the cheap gift shops of Times Square reappear in remote provinces of Haiti. #photography
Enormous haul of screenshots showing computer interfaces depicted in the movies.
This Stilton-like blue is a mix of narratives—the Mrs. Dalloway of cheeses. Cheeses and their literary equivalents.
See also: Indie publishers and their indie record-label equivalents.
Authors praise sitting and laying in bed when so many of their counterparts are standing or taking to treadmills.
Approximately 29,000 prisoners join hunger strike in California to protest system conditions.
The dream of eliminating infectious disease—e.g., MERS, SARS, AIDS—is dead.
The military is sensitive toward cartoons. Egypt’s political cartoons increasingly stifled.
Police report shows there are now more elderly shoplifters than teenaged ones in Tokyo.
World’s largest man-made structure opens in China, housing hotels, a beach resort, and an artificial sun.
North Carolina was once considered a beacon of farsightedness in the South; Republicans are quickly dismantling that reputation. #opinions
Interactive map measures how wealthy rappers really are versus how wealthy they claim to be in their lyrics.
Related: Jay-Z collaborates with performance artist Marina Abramovic to perform new single for six hours straight.
People named Kevin, Jordan, Cindy, or Dylan much less likely to receive high scores on French university exams.
New TMN column, “Press Pause,” on the basics of journalism: How to read the news about Snowden. #tmn
In India’s lower house of parliament, 162 out of 543 members have criminal cases against them.
Rate of suicide among American Indian youth is nearly four times the national average.
Miss Teen America surrenders her cell phone and any contact with her mother to spend a day in the woods.
For the modern athlete, the question isn’t whether breasts get in the way—it’s a question of how to compete around them.
“What It’s Like to Kill Thousands of NYC Rodents For a Living.”