Headlines from May 13, 2014

Scientists say the melting of the West Antarctica ice sheet, now underway, will begin an “unstoppable” chain reaction of rising sea levels.
India, the world’s largest democracy, goes to the polls. #photos
[It] gives the message of our internal power and capabilities. Iran claims to have replicated an American drone.
Underwater explorer might have discovered Christopher Columbus’s Santa Maria.
Iranian women, forced to wear hijabs in public since 1979, post photos of themselves without the garment on a Facebook page called “Stealthy Freedoms.”
One man’s 600-day motorcycle journey through 36 countries, in selfies. #video
Nourishing your self-worth on the thin gruel of strangers’ approval is a very dumb idea. A defense of selfies. #tmn
Private email user discovers that by replying to so many Gmail users, he doesn’t avoid Google’s snooping.
With a few small changes Monopoly can be a space where we can play at being in control of the economic system. All it takes is a few new rules.
A cheap date—a taxi ride, McDonald’s, and a couple of beers—costs $121 in London.
There are 11 ways to cheat a slot machine, and one involves the old “monkey paw.”
Hillary Clinton’s new memoir is comparable to Selina Meyer’s vapid, empty book from Veep.
This year’s Eurovision Awards winner—an Austrian bearded drag queen—is a push back against Russia’s antigay policies.
This highlights another key reason the country’s leading think publications lack diversity: the industry’s reliance on social networks for hiring.
People whose twitter accounts should be de-verified: dead celebrities and disgraced journalists á la Lara Logan. #opinions
After losing his massive fortune, Claymation’s founder turns to Kickstarter to fund his animations.
How to make a salad from possessed vegetables. #video