Headlines from February 10, 2014

U.S. government to expand same-sex marriage rights “to the greatest extent possible under the law.”
Behind the scenes of how the NFL prospect about to become the league’s first openly gay player came out. #football
According to a former U.S. military drone operator, targets are located using the NSA’s metadata and phone tracking analysis.
For the first time since people started to talk about illegal migration, the outflow has been greater than the inflow.
He copy pasted their entire personal chat for me to read. Syrian journalist reflects on the difficulties of writing about Syria remotely.
Sochi’s mysterious knitting man turns up in Where’s Waldo-esque appearances throughout history. #photos
Herbal “viagra” made for women is expensive, and far too simple a solution for a complex physiological issue. #sex
A middle-class lifestyle choice rather than an inexpensive option for the poor. Vietnam gets its first McDonald’s.
Tucked between Sunglass Huts and T-shirt vendors, a funeral home kiosk arrives in a California mall.
A “Dumb Starbucks” spoof coffee shop opens in Los Feliz, Calif., and no one seems quite sure why.
Subway will stop conditioning its bread with a chemical used to produce foamed plastics—and that’s banned overseas.
An altered guide from the 1964 World’s Fair presents the future as no one saw it. #art
The culture surrounding busaa, Kenya’s traditionally brewed beer. #photos
Blocking and block-bragging commences and the fight moves on. TMN’s Alexander Chee did not sign on for the Twitter outrage.
My job title is Medical Actor, which means I play sick. I get paid by the hour. Medical students guess my maladies. #longreads