July 29, 2011: Morning
- Mystery surrounds killing of Libyan rebels' military chief.
- Gawker report on Miami Catholic Archdiocese's "long orgy of sodomy and illicit cash."
- Europe and U.S. go Japanese.
- Debt crisis is actually worse than we realize—2020, when a big generation retires, will be nightmarish.
- Lucid gloss on why New Mexico, unlike Greece, can run a 20-year deficit worth over 260% of its GDP.
- Premiere for film about rave becomes rave, becomes riot when police try to stop all the planking.
- Notes from a convention.
- Plots of classic movies rewritten, and ruined, by new technology.
- History of laser-etching and engraving on tombstones.
- Infographic: Your clothes' journey after they're dropped off at a dry cleaner.
- Portraits of divers' faces from Shanghai championship.
- Photos of artist Evol building a city by digging trenches in a meadow.
- Tale of luring NBA superstars with giant checks to play in Manila.