Headlines from June 11, 2013

Assertive extremists have joined the rebel ranks in Syria, trapping many Syrians in a vise.
Blair: There is a problem within Islam, and we have to put it on the table and be honest about it.
Video footage shows the formation of a gigantic rotating supercell.
Heatmap of the areas of New York that benefit the most from Citi Bike.
Hacker who helped expose the exultation of rape in Steubenville raided by FBI; may receive more jail time than rapists.
Elderly Americans who live with people under age 18 have lower life evaluations than those who do not.
Study of college students and posters shows how introspection sometimes interferes with gut feeling as a reliable guide to what we should do.
Doctors link childhood CT scans to later cancer risk—since 1996, scan rates have increased dramatically.
Concerned that toy guns desensitize children, San Francisco elementary school holds a buyback program.
Interactive chart of birthdate frequencies from 1973-1999.
England’s historic Spectator magazine puts its entire archive—from 1828-2008—online for public browsing.
Mr. Revere appears to score highly alongside a few other persons of interest. Metadata, 1772-style.
In the new installment of “Love Your Dress,” how Robert Downey Jr.‘s outfits in Restoration stole the show. #tmn
In the Philippines, men of all incomes go to great lengths for beauty treatments. #photos
Must-see painting shows on view this month in Los Angeles, New York, Atlanta, Seattle.
Neil Young finds a CSNY bootleg at a record store in 1971. #video
In China, a man-on-the-street take on the NSA leak: “If you’re not monitoring people, they can say whatever they want.”
Why Snowden shouldn’t have gone to Hong Kong: Unlike China, it has an extradition arrangement with the U.S.
Toobin: Snowden is a “grandiose narcissist who deserves to be in prison.” #opinions
Rather than act on the NSA leak, some lawmakers want a clearer read on how constituents actually feel about Snowden’s actions.
Sales of Orwell’s 1984 are up 126% on Amazon.
A Newsweek cover from 1970: “Is Privacy Dead?”
The war on terror is Obama’s Vietnam, a no-win situation that the president must be seen to be winning. #opinions
Five reasons to fear the NSA’s capture of your metadata—e.g., mission creep.
Pictures of the unemployed and homeless in Greece, where the unemployment rate is now 26.8%. #photography
Italy’s neglect of its universities has led to “an incredible destruction of human capital.”
Art at this year’s Venice Biennale is actually surprising, mainly occupied with the state of the world.
I was happy to see a lot of art by strong women. Gallery owners and curators respond to this year’s Biennale.
Photographs of people trying to explain works of art to other people. #tmn
See also: Portraits of art gallery employees who happen to resemble the art they’re trying to sell.
Fantastic round-up of great movie posters, mostly from the ‘60s and ‘70s, many from Eastern Europe. via
Collection of photographs posted on Instagram by the children of the wealthy.