Headlines from September 11, 2014

The Islamic State raises most of its money domestically in Iraq and Syria by smuggling oil.
Iran reminds its citizens that the Islamic State, like Al Qaeda and the Taliban, was devised by the CIA as a counterweight to Iran.
Things found on an Islamic State laptop: Celine Dion and recipes for banana mousse and ricin.
Haunting moments from this summer: the little girl with the Uzi, the police officer with the rifle, the terrorist with the knife.
Britney Spears’s new lingerie line debuts at the New York Public Library.
Philosophy academic, who “writes books for no one,” surprised to see his book cover worn by models and Jay-Z. #audio
Reading Harry Potter found to make children and teenagers nicer.
Young women discuss growing up while reading Harry Potter, Twillight, and 50 Shades of Gray at crucial stages of their personal development. #tmn
Coming soon: Second biennial New York City three-day marathon-style reading of Moby-Dick.
Number of independent bookstores in the US rose by more than 20% between 2009 and 2014.
Related: Woman reports back after visiting nearly all of America’s independent bookstores (virtually). #tmn
Graphene, new material that’s only one atom thick and 200 times stronger than steel, resulted from a $10 bet.
Dallas County Jail may do away with visitation rights in favor of a 50-cents-per-minute videochat system.
Thank god it was the Americans. Six US army helicopters landed in a Polish field to ask for directions.
Kissinger displeased to be grilled over his past actions in Chile and Cambodia.
Trials of a wannabe London cabbie, altering his brain to memorize the city’s streets. #longreads
DJs now deliberately making mistakes to prove they’re really DJs and not computers.
Alex Ross on the pleasures and frustrations of listening to classical music in the cloud.
Blue Pearmain, Tolman Sweet, Porter. Brief history of Boston’s strange apples.