July 12, 2013: Morning
- Russia's Federal Guard Service places large order for typewriters to steer clear of digital eavesdropping.
- The Arab Spring will take decades to succeed; Egypt's coup is no death knell.
- On Marie Colvin, the difficulty of reporting in Syria, and why Sebastian Junger quit the war-news beat.
- Japanese gangster syndicate publishes magazine for members, with fishing diaries and poetry.
- Man interviewed about how he set up a web-connected house that talks to him via Twitter.
- Related: In the future, your light bulbs will narrate their agonizing deaths.
- Another sign of the future: Philip Roth and Mia Farrow live-tweeted about watching the Sharknado premiere.
- For your Bastille Day celebrations, TMN's Rosecrans Baldwin explains how to talk about books at French dinner parties.
- Wimbledon exposed the sexism women face as players and girlfriends.
- Related: Photographer reimagines romantic relationships—e.g., why not as sushi?
- Study proves that mammalian species can "choose" their offspring's sex in order to produce extra grandchildren.
- When talking to little girls, talk about books.
- Good fiscal policy depends on two questions: How rich is a state, and what percentage of its children live in poverty?
- Gallery owners estimate there are maybe 100 people who will spend over $50 million on a piece of art.
- In case you're wondering: Six people are in space right now.
- Man behind the playlists of Chipotle's 1,400 locations discusses why some music disagrees with the architecture.