White House defends phone snooping as “a critical tool in protecting the nation from terrorist threats.”
I had so many tomorrow’s. Tumblr of the Day: “Laid Off From the Sun-Times.”
Boston Marathon spectators file lawsuit against New York Post for portraying them as bombing suspects.
A new study shows that for many, barefoot running doesn’t deliver the results they believe it will.
New software can predict BMI and risk for certain diseases from a simple headshot.
With a poverty rate of 21%, Israel has a higher percentage of poor people than Mexico, Turkey, or debt-ridden Spain and Greece.
Now it’s crazy. It happens every game. Italian soccer has a racism problem. #longreads
At a price tag of $60 million, the most expensive high school football stadium in the U.S. is in Allen, Texas.
Because Federer lost early at the French Open, the world may finally witness the brilliance of Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. #tennis
Come to my city in Croatia, I’ll kill you. Why sports gamblers target tennis players on Twitter.
In the first four months of 2013, the U.S. has exported more than $1.7 million dollars worth of bull sperm.
Artists build sculpture of a giant cube packed with items from a demolished amusement park.
In Japanese bookstores, there is an art to stacking books. #photos
Jimmy Fallon’s summer “What Not to Read” list. #video
Tiny people living in a world of food. #art
See also: In Abelardo Morell’s “Camera Obscura,” see how much of the world can fit through a pinhole. #tmn
