2 July 2008: Afternoon

Netroots supporters revolt over Obama's flip on surveillance, organize protest using tools on campaign website.

African-American actor who played president on 24 believes his portrayal may have helped Obama.

Starbucks to close 600 stores; The Onion called it five months ago.

Michael Reagan pushes for a monument of his dad in Berlin, concedes pantyhose's role in ending Cold War.

Army bosses delete soldier's blog following posts criticizing superiors.

Video: Christopher Hitchens tries waterboarding (on himself).

Arthur, 5, is obsessed with the New York City subway system...He laughs at his mother when she suggests taking the B on a weekend. Two boys who love the subway.

Forget pedophiles: On sites like Webkinz, kids are the biggest threat to each other.

A new way to retrieve your forgotten password: Take a personality test.

The history of the SOS signal, which turns 100 years old today.

Walmart un-hyphenates its logo; Miller's new logo "unequivocally about beer."

Musicians read The Unbearable Lightness of Being, see their "infidelities glorified and justified in poetic form."

One of the terrors of dating is Milan Kundera, and specifically, The Unbearable Lightness of Being. Slavic authors to read instead.