August 3, 2017

In a survey of surgeons, Spotify learned classic rock is the preferred operating-room soundtrack. / Spotify

Seven years after the Fukushima nuclear disaster, aerial photos show the site engulfed by nature. / The Asahi Shimbun

The depths of Islamophobia: An enthusiastic handshake—misunderstood as Muslim menace—lands assault charges. / The New Republic

Norwegian ethno-nationalists rage on Facebook over a bus full of women in burqas—that are actually bus seats. / The Guardian

A warning to reef aquarium hobbyists: Your coral could attack you with a life-threatening toxin. / The Washington Post

“I am the world’s greatest person that does not want to let people into the country.” Trump’s phone transcripts. / CNN

A new bipartisan website tracks and analyzes Russian propaganda on Twitter. (Stephen Miller is trending.) / Hamilton 68

Photographer Derrick Lin uses miniatures and office supplies to create amazing scenes on his desk. / This Is Colossal

League rejects record sum offered by Qatar-backed club for star forward Neymar, but he’ll still likely leave Barca. / Deadspin

“For y’all have knocked her up,” one might be tempted to continue, if one has recently revisited Funkadelic’s guitar epic “Maggot Brain.” / YouTube

The Queen’s daily drinks: gin and Dubonnet before lunch, wine and a martini at lunch, champagne before bed. / Food & Wine

Human-genome editing doesn’t only remove genetic disease from the embryo—it halts its hereditariness. / STAT

When overweight, Asian-Americans—though not whites, blacks, or Latinos—are viewed by Americans as “more American.” / The New York Times

A supercut of blackout scenes from 18 movies. / Vimeo