Headlines from July 11, 2012

Human rights activist jailed for three months for tweet criticizing Bahrain’s Prime Minister.
Conspiracy theories are fun and games until someone thinks you’re the Zodiac Killer. #longreads
Errol Morris would like to know if you’re an optimist or a pessimist.
Glaxo faces $3bn fine for fraudulent marketing—which is nothing compared to big pharma profits. #video
Big Food has co-opted—and perhaps corrupted—the organic food business.
Hot drinks and spicy food are effective ways to cool down in high temperatures.
Food engineers retreat to Hawaiian lava crater to create recipes for space missions.
Cord Jefferson on what you gain when you finally leave New York.
Bloomberg launches contest to design 300 sq. ft. NYC apartments.
Free to see in New York tonight: Victoire, Missy Mazzoli, and more rock/classical hybridization.
Compiled audience footage recreates the Stone Roses’ first reunion concert in Manchester. #video
Twilight fan dies trying to keep her place in line after two days of camping for Comic-Con.
Giles Turnbull explains how to predict a week into your friends’ future.
First picture ever posted online was of an all-female CERN comedy band.
Kids in “Laptop Club” draw and explain their ideal computers. #tmn
Delay is valuable, and it even works in fields—e.g., medicine—where time seems to be of the essence.
Illustrations show the consequences of hitting baseballs that have been thrown at the speed of light.
The dour Spanish economy explained with charts and numbers.
Kosovo told it can’t join the Olympics until it gains admission to the United Nations.
Far-right extremism reaches dangerous levels in Greece.
The allure of combat is a trap, a ploy, an old, dirty game of deception in which the powerful, who do not go to war, promise a mirage to those who do.
Researchers say men are able to tell when a woman is most fertile by watching the way she walks.
Valuable to remember: Research also proves that men are clueless at interpreting women’s signals.
Woman on street attacked by giant snail—or so it seems if you’re standing in precisely the right spot.
New theory blames morning sickness on “unfamiliar semen.”
Episcopal Church becomes the largest U.S. denomination to bless same-sex relationships.
People close to Mos Def respond to his desire to be called Yasiin Bey.
Off the court, Metta World Peace honors love’s persistence in Canada.
Nell Boeschenstein’s moving tribute to Aretha Franklin. #tmn
Lately I’ve been making little synth songs at other people’s studios. James Murphy surveys his post-LCD Soundsystem plans.
Binge-watching TV series is an addictive, indulgent practice, and a terrible way to enjoy good shows. #opinion
Counterpoint: Commentators always sound crank-like when they give consumption-of-culture instructions.