June 14, 2013: Morning
By The Morning News
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- Supreme court rules 9-0 that human genes cannot be patented, but allows that DNA created in the lab may be protected under patent laws.
- Profile of how Gen. Keith Alexander, militant about secrecy, has transformed the NSA into an aggressive power.
- Nigeria has 1,042 deaths a year for every 100,000 vehicles; the equivalent number for the U.S. is seven.
- Damien Hirst to publish a "catalogue raisonné," showing there are exactly 1,365 spot paintings in existence.
- Not everyone enjoys the Turrell experience. It requires a degree of surrender.
- Recent poll of Gezi protestors finds only 15% were protesting the destruction of trees; 49% were protesting police violence.
- TMN's Anthony Doerr sends photos and a letter home from the Arctic.
- Review of Pippa Middleton's Vanity Fair column previewing Wimbledon.
- Teenage New York City prodigy speaks 20 languages.
- Austrian hotel advertises for a modern-day court fool "who is communicative, extroverted, musical, creative, and imaginative."
- Study finds some cyclists are worse off for being required to wear helmets.
- Old wives' tales about cooking steak debunked with science.
- "Touchier than most" Australian food critic goes to Outback Steakhouse and finds nothing Australian.
- Artist recreates Dr. Strangelove using items found in the kitchen.
- Friday poem, and not just for cannibals: "Eating Babies," by Chana Bloch.
- Macho names found in herbicides.
- Quiz: Is it a fly-fishing fly, or is it a sex position approved by Cosmopolitan?
