July 5, 2012: Afternoon
- June 2009 Air France crash attributed to technical failure and human error.
- Former teenage bomber remembers the Algerian fight for independence.
- Inquiry says the Fukushima crisis was a preventable disaster resulting from collusion among regulators, the Japanese government, and the plant operator.
- New Orleans now has the country's highest murder rate.
- North Carolina legalizes fracking after anti-fracking Democrat hits the wrong button by accident.
- Round-up of compelling fireworks packaging, complete with confusing euphemisms and questionable concepts.
- Free diver breaks world record by holding his breath underwater for 22:22 minutes.
- Life of a minor-league mascot.
- Beginner's guide to Alice Munro.
- "Smart beach reads" picked by Sasha Frere-Jones, Marcy Dermansky, and more.
- Profile of Spider-Man's reclusive, “impossibly uptight” co-creator.
- Percussionist auditions for the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
- Novice learns how to conduct a professional orchestra.