Headlines from June 12, 2014

Mass shootings in the US aren’t on the rise—media coverage of mass shootings is. #guns
Last month, the Iraqi government fruitlessly asked US to airstrike militants.
Here’s a forecast: the bad news is just beginning. Related: Dexter Filkins on Iraq.
After more than 50 years of boots-on-the-ground intervention, the US should reconsider its military-first status. #opinions
An Israeli woman talks about having an African partner in a violently anti-miscegenist Israel. #video
Proportionately more babies die before their first birthdays in Detroit than in China, Mexico, or Thailand.
A poll of countries competing in the World Cup: Who will win, who plays the best, and who should lose.
In Brazil, a maximum-security prison holds a soccer tournament: The winners get boxes of food and a chance to play the guards.
An argument in favor of doping for athletes: The values we hold dear in sport aren’t always contrary to performance enhancement.
If private social networks want to be global public spheres, as they claim, they cannot willingly adhere to censorship. #opinions
Once available, Oculus Rift virtual reality headsets will be priced at what they cost to make.
Wearable tech targeted at women enforces the stereotype of the anxious and eager-to-please modern woman. #opinions
All by Myself: Man uses iPhone, luggage tape, and a wheelchair to film a Celine Dion music video during a layover. #video
The final days of the Searching for Sugarman director, who committed suicide a year after winning an Oscar.
The dissident fetishist takes a brave, principled person, and uses them like a codpiece of competitive virtue.
So you don’t feel that dork thing then? Eagle Scout Rosecrans Baldwin attends the 18th national Boy Scout Jamboree. #longreads
Thirty-eight years after its release, the Ramones’ debut album goes gold. #music
World’s oldest cat dies at 24. #obit