July 17, 2014

• Federal judge rules that California’s death penalty violates the constitution’s ban on cruel and unusual punishment.
• Almond milk is not only bad for California's drought; it's a waste of precious almonds.
• Profile data analyzed from America’s most popular hate website.
• Charles Darwin’s entire Galapagos library, all 404 volumes, now available online.
• Universal creating an Avengers-style franchise to incorporate its most famous monsters, including the Mummy, Frankenstein’s monster, and the Wolf Man.
• Related: A look at “secret” horror movies that flew under the radar.
• Rupert Murdoch wants HBO so badly, he’s willing to buy all of Time Warner to get it.
• BET's new drama Being Mary Jane scored higher ratings than True Detective and Mad Men, despite being ignored by the media.
• Nathan Rabin apologizes for coining “Manic Pixie Dream Girl.”
• Emoji star in a spoof documentary about the existence of emoji.
• Anyone calling for a conservative body of imaginative literature cares less for good books, more for political victory and revenge.
• The same year that Scotland votes for independence, signs are evident of a thriving contemporary art scene.
• Seventeen ways driverless cars may change America.
• Tips on how to stay healthy on a plane.
• In case you missed them: All 171 World Cup goals ranked, from best to least-best.
• French blogger fined for writing a negative restaurant review that did too well in search results.
• Artificial history of blogging and the "Old Internet" nearly identical to the actual history of blogging and the "Old Internet."