July 22, 2015

• From Twain to Strayed, an exhaustive map of American literary road trips.
• Texas officials deny doctoring footage of Sandra Bland arrest.
• Who said it: Donald Trump or Frank Reynolds?
• A list of the world's uncontacted peoples.
• In 1998 Al Gore dreamed of a satellite that photographs Earth daily—its first images just came through.
• Microsoft reports its biggest-ever loss this quarter: $3.2 billion.
• Nigel Richards wins French Scrabble Championship by memorizing French dictionary.
• The largest ranch in the US is for sale in Texas at $725 million.
• Canada considers reducing acetaminophen daily dosage after hundreds of deaths in the country.
• Recent online privacy invasions are a helpful reminder: You're next.
• Conspiracy theory of the day: Mexico sprung El Chapo to restore order among cartels.
• Whole Foods sells fish and cheese made by inmates earning as little as 74 cents a day.
• Justice Dept., NFL claim betting is a game of skill, which could legalize it.
• E.L. Doctorow's novels are so much beautiful fun, and it's so sad we won't get more.
• New Alzheimer's drugs from Lilly and Biogen are promising, but they've been promising before.
• Study suggests Alzheimer's develops faster in women, who are also more susceptible to the disease.
• "I felt certain I could see the ghost of my old father. Seconds later his eyes clouded again."