June 25, 2014

• Many Turks now blame the Turkish government for enabling the rise of ISIS and other extremists in Syria.
• British Airways sued by man who was sent to Grenada, not Granada—and it's happened before.
• None of the jobs on Forbes' list of "best 12 jobs for women" has a salary over $100k, and none surpass middle-management.
• Study finds that groups who brainstorm in rooms with no chairs show "higher arousal," as measured by "skin sweatiness."
• UK doctors advocate for ban on the sale of cigarettes to anyone born after 2000.
• Proposed law to mandate HIV testing on porn shoots said to discriminate against the LGBTQ community; performers should set their own standards.
• Things said by American soccer fans after walking into bars.
• Norwegian wins over $3000 after betting against 175-1 odds that Uruguay's Luis Suarez would bite someone in the World Cup.
• Related: Explanation of the bite, the context, and Suárez's history of gnawing and chomping on fellow players.
• Reporters only come to Uruguay to find out why Suarez bites people because, to be fair, that is a damn interesting question.
• Slow news day: 80 years of World Cup ticket designs.
• Painter travels the back roads of Iowa, looking for Underground Railroad remnants before they disappear.
• Redskins' owner's claim that the name is not intentionally cruel shows ignorance of how language works.
• Looking back at the misogyny, racism, and generally awful things male celebrities have said in Playboy interviews.
• Actors say memorizing lines isn't taught in theater school, and largely comes down to time, tricks, and much reading.
• There is a diamond the size of Earth and it lives in outer space.
• Therapists have meltdowns too.