15 June 2011: Morning By The Morning News — 15 Jun 2011 By ruling a gay judge didn't have to recuse himself from Prop 8 decision, district defends a judge's right to be objective. The Backfire Effect: When deeply held beliefs are rightly challenged, we cling to them even stronger. No Child Left Behind continues its rampage: Test results show little knowledge of history, no longer a classroom focus. Thousands of Wal-Mart workers join together to push for better pay and benefits--but don't call it a union. Google shuts down part of its translation service, fearing too many Google translations and not enough human ones. Whither the gutter punks? Spring has arrived in the East Village, but the crusties have not. Wichita experiences rare heatburst: The temperature rose 20 degrees over 20 minutes. We both drank too much and said too much. I never opened the notebook of questions I had brought with me. Edith Zimmerman's must-read interview with Captain America. Amsterdam is on the verge of outlawing foreigners entry to its "coffee shops." Conspiracy theories aside, the origins of 3D biscuitry are both pragmatic and decorative. FDA's new sunscreen rules limit SPF labeling to 50, as there's little evidence of protection past that. The many prosthetic noses of Orson Welles, who never cared for the size of his own. Famous people hanging out with their vinyl. David Lynch to open Club Silencio in Paris, inspired by a scene from Mulholland Drive.
