July 5, 2012: Morning
- Nearly half of Americans don't know that the Supreme Court ruled on health care.
- Iran mothballs its embargoed oil in a fleet of repainted tankers.
- Ode to Rachel Maddow.
- Tea Party rep says opponent should quit talking about her military service—she lost her legs in Iraq—because real heroes stay mum.
- South African runner to be the first amputee to compete in track at the Olympics.
- Reports from the massive power outage as viewed on Twitter.
- In American demography, the suburbs still dominate—and that shouldn’t be surprising.
- Database of mind metaphors, starting from 501 BC.
- In 31 years as a sex therapist, marriage counselor, and psychotherapist, I’ve never seen sex addiction.
- CIA veteran writes remembrance of his Soviet counterpart.
- Critic says ballet should be viewed as "something less than art, a form of trashy but appealing entertainment."
- How colors got their names.
- Investigation into the U.S. military's official color choices.
- Vintage postcards compared to their sites' present appearances.
- Field report after an avant-garde Brooklyn restaurant serves a one-time marijuana-laced menu.