Headlines from July 31, 2013

New Snowden documents show NSA program “XKeyscore” collects nearly everything people do on the internet, with “real-time” interception.
Welcome to United Stasi of America. Round-up of journalists’ and politicians’ reactions to the Manning verdict.
Dos and don’ts of escalator etiquette, where “leisure”-oriented commuters steal time from others.
Young people are moving home in greater numbers than ever, and U.S. social policy since 1960 should be held accountable. #opinions
Bank of England admits to helping the Nazis sell gold plundered from Czechoslovakia.
When Israel releases Palestinian prisoners, the subtext reinforces the whole occupation infrastructure. #opinions
Future of Trayvon Martin’s hoodie unknown; Sharpton calls for preservation.
An estimated 25% of bottled water actually comes from the municipal water supply.
Mexico drinks more soda than any other country; Peru has the highest density of fast-food in the world; Chile exports lots of fruit, but doesn’t eat it.
Pope Francis’s plan for gay priests is now clear: to cherry-pick the best from all things gay. #tmn
Photographs document the scientists tracking Greenland’s transformation from rapid warming.
In a new TMN column about city employees, New York City teachers discuss their jobs in their own words. #tmn
Self-entitled millennial, fired for complaining about a customer over Twitter, complains about being fired.
Once established, the tipless/service charge model made us more successful in every dimension. Observations from a tipless restaurant.
Consideration of when an advertisement or product includes a lifetime guarantee, but does not specify whose life the warranty references.
“The Choosatron”—hackable story printer spits out “Choose Your Own Adventure” style stories on receipts.
A fair election will find Mugabe pushed out of power; only Africa’s other leaders can make that happen.
Assessment of what America would look like, based on internal documents and interviews with former aides, 200 days into Mitt Romney’s first term.
I never thought that what we needed were a bunch of engineers. Toyota donates efficiency in lieu of money to New York Food Bank.
Chinese Pizza Hut salad bars feature ingenious, enormous fruit and vegetable structures.
Two new colas, Paris Cola and Parisgo Cola, launch in France at the same time, saying they’ve got “terroir” that Coca-Cola lacks.
Gay bars boycott Russian vodka due to Kremlin’s poor treatment of homosexuals—but it may just be an act of “slacktivism.”
Edible mathematics, “a vibrant new culinary field,” includes sconic sections, tangram toasts, and the Möbius bagel.
The days of buying pornographic videos with names based on Ben & Jerry’s ice cream flavors are over.
Fox-famous academic Reza Aslan’s generous use of expletives on Twitter suggests he may have a mean streak.
Royal Observatory’s shortlist for the 2013 Astronomy Photographer of the Year contest. #photography
Just so you know: In America, if you find a dinosaur in your backyard, that is now your dinosaur.
Despite a vastly shrinking gene pool, Nepal’s wild tiger population has increased by 63% in the past four years.
Portraits of one woman’s struggle with heroin. #photography
See also: Reddit “Ask Me Anything” with Tommy Swerdlow, who wrote Cool Runnings and Shrek while strung out on heroin.
Last year’s New Yorker profile of Ben Stiller, talking about his upcoming adaptation of James Thurber’s “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty.” via #gated
Related: Trailer for The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. #video