June 22, 2017

The schoolchildren who saw Philando Castile every day miss him—and now grapple with the reality of an unjust world. / The Huffington Post

In caring for defectors from the North, South Korean doctors see firsthand the effects of prolonged malnutrition. / Undark

“I think the word that was actually used is that you guys are pussies. There was going to be another attack in America and the blood of dead civilians are going to be on your hands.” How the CIA coerced psychologists to continue torturing terror suspects. / The New York Times

With an average of three homicides every hour, May was Mexico’s deadliest month on record. / BuzzFeed

Fact-checking McConnell’s claims that Republicans are only doing what Democrats did in passing the ACA. / The New York Times

Evidence of North Korean propagandists’ Photoshop skills can be detected in altered Kim Jong-un photos. / Motherboard

Among the surprising facts about gun violence in the US: A woman is shot by her partner every 16 hours. / The Trace

Coloradans are suing to stop a former Superfund site—that environment officials claim is safe—from becoming a park. / The Huffington Post

“Fishermen say they can harvest 20,000 to 30,000 pounds of halibut in a single day, only to harvest next to nothing the next when a pod of killer whales recognizes their boat.” Once a minor inconvenience, orcas now threaten fishermen’s livelihoods. / Alaska Dispatch News

Much-hyped “clean coal” plant nixed by Mississippi regulators who prefer gas. / Associated Press

More US teens are using contraception the first time they have sex—and teen birth rates are at an all-time low. / STAT

Instead of providing a photo for his French ID, a man sent in a 3D model of his face, and it worked. / Kottke

“Barbie’s Dreamhouse, a one-woman mega-mansion, features a single but quintessential nod to Ken’s existence: a toilet seat that lifts up.” Caity Weaver traces the history of the Ken doll, now reborn to reflect diverse ethnicities and builds. / GQ

Nigeria might be Africa’s most populous country—but no one knows. Politicians inflated the last census, in 2006. / The Economist

Researchers find older dads have aloof sons intensely focused on specific interests. Cool sons, as it were. / The Guardian

By restricting who sees it and where, Facebook’s Pride button rollout seems designed to avoid offending bigots. / Quartz

Ty Bingham becomes one of fewer than 350 Boy Scouts ever to earn all 137 merit badges. / The New York Times

Beset by tuberculosis, Orwell barely finished 1984, and the effort probably ended up killing him. / Signature

A historical reenactment of how Phillipe Kahn invented the camera phone to document—and immediately share—the birth of his daughter in 1997. / Vimeo