July 31, 2013: Afternoon
- New Snowden documents show NSA program "XKeyscore" collects nearly everything people do on the internet, with "real-time" interception.
- Round-up of journalists' and politicians' reactions to the Manning verdict.
- Dos and don'ts of escalator etiquette, where "leisure"-oriented commuters steal time from others.
- Young people are moving home in greater numbers than ever, and U.S. social policy since 1960 should be held accountable.
- Bank of England admits to helping the Nazis sell gold plundered from Czechoslovakia.
- When Israel releases Palestinian prisoners, the subtext reinforces the whole occupation infrastructure.
- Future of Trayvon Martin's hoodie unknown; Sharpton calls for preservation.
- An estimated 25% of bottled water actually comes from the municipal water supply.
- Mexico drinks more soda than any other country; Peru has the highest density of fast-food in the world; Chile exports lots of fruit, but doesn't eat it.
- Pope Francis’s plan for gay priests is now clear: to cherry-pick the best from all things gay.
- Photographs document the scientists tracking Greenland's transformation from rapid warming.
- In a new TMN column about city employees, New York City teachers discuss their jobs in their own words.
- Self-entitled millennial, fired for complaining about a customer over Twitter, complains about being fired.
- Observations from a tipless restaurant.
- Consideration of when an advertisement or product includes a lifetime guarantee, but does not specify whose life the warranty references.
- "The Choosatron"—hackable story printer spits out "Choose Your Own Adventure" style stories on receipts.