April 7, 2015

• The difference between "immediate" and "gradual" lifting of Iran sanctions is millions of barrels of oil suddenly flooding the market.
• The climate has changed: Earth hasn't experienced a below average surface temperature since 1985.
• After centuries of decline, the Native Hawaiian population is surging, and expected to continue to grow.
• Old India and New India clash when temple monkeys disrupt internet by chewing on newly installed fiberoptic cable.
• When pets turn up at pounds across the US, animal control demands steep fines from owners, and may euthanize their pet anyway.
• Audobon Society responds to Franzen takedown, pulls no punches.
• Writers of color are expected to be grateful for success that comes at an uncomfortable price.
• Hugo nominees draw accusations of organized conservative backlash a year after awards went to younger generation, writers of color.
• Getting recognized on Jack'd.
• Covert art: Snowden statue erected in Fort Greene, removed almost immediately.
• See also: Snowden explains NSA spying through a topic everyone can understand: dick pics.
• Maybe your browser footprint won't narc your porn viewing history: Sites track, but may not store all that data.
• Multimedia retrospective examines Chapel Hill shooting in light of religion, mental health, guns, and the media.
• Doxxing bigots.
• Poetry is full of felicitous accidents, including misprints.
• Russia's top YouTubers, from Bieber wannabes to oppositional vloggers to DIY survivalists.
• Applying Marxism to Westeros.