Headlines from June 20, 2011

Taliban fighters who take Afghanistan's asylum offer require a security detail to survive in their new life.
Health agencies find they can monitor a city's drug use by passively sampling its wastewater.
KFC franchise to donate $1 to diabetes research for every "Mega Jug" of sweet tea sold.
A danger for the disabled: when it's assumed sexual health education is unnecessary.
You may not have noticed, but Dick has just compared a naked woman in the throes of orgasm to an electrified frog. Bad Philip K. Dick prose.
How the William Styron Papers introduced Alexandra Styron to the father she thought she'd lost.
Twenty years after the USSR's dissolution, Gorbachev has traded heroism for B-list celebritydom.
One of the most popular books of the Third Reich was a collection of nude pics celebrating the "sun-browned member."
Cricket as baseball replacement; what the fuck cricket is.
Spongiforma squarepantsii joins the world of binomial nomenclature.
Ode to milk: symbol of motherhood, cause and cure of disease, drink of pharaohs.
Photos: Spinning your kids; dads catching foul balls.
Flowchart: How Dad's favorite tunes dictate what's on your iPod.
The aptly named-rebellious Perfectionist chooses his battles Wisely... The best of the worst of unsolicited band hype.
Pew: With or without social networking, we'd be isolated and apathetic.
Nearly 200 of Obama's biggest backers obtained administration posts for themselves or their spouses.
Putin spokesman zealously defends hiring former "Miss Moscow" finalist to join Putin's traveling photographers.
Examples from Miss Moscow's photo portfolio.
Design decisions made in 2006 by Twitter's founders led to Anthony Weiner's demise.
On average, ten people killed each day crossing Mumbai's train tracks.
Police dogs can distinguish between identical twins.
Hitchen excoriates David Mamet's turn to conservatism.
Op: Celebrity covers sell magazines; they unfortunately provide no other editorial value.
Campaign by "Americans for Fairness in Awarding Journalism Prizes" to win The Onion a Pulitzer.
Furthermore, gangs and cults. And obesity. At press time, Barack Obama.
Sasha Frere-Jones, while bashing middle-aged moms, says three women rule current pop.
Winehouse comeback concert called "worst in the history of Belgrade."
Smartphone app promises lawyer in 15 minutes; subscription plan "aimed at young people" (potential offenders?) is $5/month.
McIlroy becomes U.S. Open's youngest winner, setting record for most strokes under par.
Brief guide to this summer's pick-up basketball season, including annoying players you'll meet.
Racquets from Nadal, Djokovic, Federer compared; Nadal's sells best, Federer's is suitable for no one else.
The ubiquity of the fist pump should not be taken as a symptom of loutishness. Geoff Dyer on the beauty of tennis.