Headlines from August 5, 2011

New York bank soon to start charging negative interest, or fees to hold your cash.
Video: A trip to the wilds of Brooklyn, where the bodega cat reigns supreme. via #spoofsandsatire
Air France reportedly staffs Paris-bound Strauss-Kahn flight with all-male cabin crew.
Internal Stasi photos shows masters—and sometimes apprentices—of disguise at work.
The remnants of the breed survived, like dinosaurs in some forgotten world. The rise and fall of the Celtic traveling salesman.
How a rumor of racial superiority made a remote tribe the target of those seeking Aryan offspring.
Wales says Wikipedia must “replenish its ranks” as younger contributors choose marriage over watchdogging.
Netflix’s new streaming charges: a sign that “right now” is more important than “right movie.” #opinions
Related: Netflix vs. Blockbuster revenue, 2004-2010.
A blog of Starbucks barista cup misspellings. via
Telegraphs were more modern than previously thought, complete with lulz and late-night chatbot battles. #technology
Difficult entertainment—e.g., Lost—may improve viewers’ problem-solving skills.
Chinese parents whose children were kidnapped by government-sanctioned officials find little justice.
Feds may have let Sinaloa cartel move cocaine into the U.S. in exchange for information on rivals.
Tale of sidekick’s botched escape from New York-Albanian mob, recently exploded by police. #longreads
New images provide the strongest evidence yet of possible flowing water on Mars.
Video: NASA’s explanation of the Martian water findings.
Mass water pistol fight in Tehran troubles regime due to mixed-gender fun, effective social media use.
Angry at his scapegoating, Norwegian anti-Jihad “prophet” who emailed with Breivik outs himself.
I’d also like to see certain people on the Internet prevented from doing certain things. Matthew Baldwin creates a new captcha.
Amid Kashmir’s bloody conflict, a cricket bat factory paradise is symbolic of seasonal, political cycles. #sports
European supreme court is last chance saloon for Russians let down by their justice system. #opinions
Chinese developer planning to build a knock-off replica of Manhattan.
Rick Perry, stem-cell guinea pig, wants the treatment commercialized.