June 6, 2013: Morning
- Right now, the NSA is monitoring phone records of Verizon customers—"regardless of whether they are suspected of any wrongdoing."
- After using the world of tomorrow to keep Americans hopeful during WWII, government and industry found ways to dash those dreams.
- Researchers successfully guide a thought-controlled helicopter through an obstacle course.
- Sean Parker's magical wedding among the redwoods did irreparable—yet relatively affordable—environmental damage.
- Why we should play nearly impossible games.
- Prankster offers free iPads to anyone who can solve unsolvable riddles.
- Fanny Daubigny searches for Proust in LA.
- Classic books annotated by famous authors.
- Animator Ian Padgham creates six-second masterpieces on Vine.
- One of the best-ever Reddit AMAs: "I am Ethan Hawke."
- Related: "All Hail Nicolas Cage!"
- PSA from the 1970s: "Ricky Caught Masturbating."
- See also: "Life after masturbation" by Eric Feezell.
- Maps of the U.S. show the different versions of English that Americans speak.
- Amazing: Freddie Mercury and David Bowie's isolated vocal track from "Under Pressure."
- Alex Ross offers a guide to upcoming classical music performances.
- Seven habits of highly successful people.