July 30, 2014

• Bloomberg correspondent captured by Ukrainian rebels in Donetsk.
• Journalists in Russia's Far East nominate Putin for "Hero of Russia" title for his annexation of Crimea.
• The misogyny within Israel's Gaza attacks: rape threats and slut-shaming Palestine supporters.
• Two Austin women go topless to draw attention to the absurdity and close-mindedness of "ammo-sexuals."
• The Taliban is obstructing polio eradication by threatening to kill vaccinators and parents who vaccinate their children.
• Chicago opens its doors to 1,000 migrant children.
• Understanding exactly what "public" means is the only way to protect the public's interest.
• Rats shall inherit the earth: As climate change drives the extinction of many species, rats ​will ​continue to thrive.
• Related: Rats outnumber Parisians three to one.
• Idiocracy is an overused cultural reference and yes, it's funny—it's also an argument for economic eugenics.
• The Family Dollar deal is what's wrong with US capitalism—it could hurt the company, employees, and low-income customers.
• For Carlos Slim's proposed three-day workweek to happen, the sharing economy needs to happen first.
• I'd be pulled back into self consciousness, aware that I was lying naked in a saltwater tank that smelled a little of mildew.
• As children, sitcoms are the first way we experience other cities: from New York to Cincinnati to Springfield.
• Ethan Hawke presents his post-Beatles playlist.
• What would happen if a whale suddenly appeared in the sky and then plunged down into a South American town.
• If ideas writing is writing about ideas, then what is everything else?