June 9, 2014

• Armed gunmen storm Pakistan's busiest airport, throwing grenades and shooting government security forces.
• Online bookseller for the Middle East to open a banned books section.
• New season of Orange Is the New Black sparks "Humanity Is the New Black" campaign to improve conditions at the show's prison.
• Wells Tower, "Who Wants to Shoot an Elephant?"
• Supercomputer "Eugene" passes the Turing test by convincing 33 percent of the human judges that it is a 13-year-old boy.
• Rafael Nadal wins record ninth French Open, ties Pete Sampras for career grand slams.
• We really went into depth to tell this reporter, who would then tell the world, about marijuana in Colorado.
• An interview with the Economist's Obituaries writer.
• Modern Farmer presents a photo essay of women farmers.
• Enthusiastic discoveries about possible cancer cures are swallowed whole and regurgitated by a media desperate for content.
• Private London apartments install metal spikes on the ground to deter the homeless—akin to measures that prevent pigeons from roosting.
• Scientists find rats experience regret in an experiment that simulates foregoing the crowded brunch place for an old standby.
• Brooklyn building permit proposes removal of iconic Kentile Floors sign.
• Studying the audience at Kara Walker's Domino Sugar Factory exhibit.
• "If Asians Said the Stuff White People Say."