June 7, 2013: Afternoon
- Anonymous leaks NSA documents, including Defense Dept.'s plan for "controlling the internet."
- Today's jobs report contains mixed messages—a hint at the harm being done by sequestration.
- Archaeologists unearth an escape tunnel at the Sobibor death camp in Poland.
- A theory of airport security: the first official you meet is an indicator of that nation's economic regulations.
- Nineteen years ago, Stefan Sagmeister introduced his new design studio by mailing a nude postcard of himself to potential clients.
- An oral history of UCB Theater.
- So, are the Dollar Shave Club's butt wipes any good? No, they're f**king so-so.
- A behind-the-scenes look at how the Radiolab podcast comes together.
- Catching up with the career of Terence Trent D'Arby, who captured attention with bold assertions, then seemed to disappear.
- What's it like being in a band that you think is amazing and everyone else is completely indifferent to?
- Watch the xx's beautiful new video for "Fiction."
- Now available: Jessanne Collins's memoir of her days as a Playgirl editor.
- Related: Jessanne Collins remembers when Infinite Jest was the anchor her post-collegiate life needed.
- From the New Yorker archives: Stories about summer jobs.
- How to make a mini bow and arrow—and a flaming mini bow and arrow.
- See also: Photos of scenes from Dr. Strangelove recreated using household objects.