July 25, 2012: Morning
- Anonymous Democratic legislative staffer explains the NRA's congressional grading system.
- A zoomable online map of the AIDS quilt--now too large to fit on the National Mall.
- Applying Romney's statement that a new president's first year doesn't count, Obama has created more than 3.7 million jobs overall.
- How Sally Ride could shine a light on the Defense of Marriage Act's callousness.
- Olympians lose medals with surprising frequency.
- Putin still tests food for poison, Sarkozy once banned cheese, and other stories from a gathering of presidential chefs.
- LA City Council unanimously decides to shut down the city's 762 medical marijuana dispensaries.
- Prog-rock legend Daevid Allen recalls meeting fan Sherman Hemsley, who died yesterday.
- On marrying a coworker who turns out to be a former rock star whose band becomes popular once more.
- How the Purity Ring recorded nearly all of its new album through email.
- A study finds awe-inspiring experiences can expand your perception of time.
- When we believe we experience déjà vu or ESP, our brains are making sense of the world by locating patterns.
- The Non-Expert: "Troubleshooting Your Déjà Vu."
- Annie Hall's New York, then and now.
- Inside the mind of an IDF checkpoint soldier.