May 16, 2017

Rep. Al Green of Texas becomes the first member of Congress to call for Trump’s impeachment. / BuzzFeed

Trump has the authority to reveal classified info—but the intel allies we depend on may now be less forthcoming. / Vox

HIV patients now live almost as long as everyone else, but could face aging-related diseases earlier. / Quartz

The 36% of Americans who can find North Korea on a map also prefer diplomacy over military action. / The New York Times

What it looks like when your computer is infected and held hostage by the WannaCry malware. / YouTube

If the asteroid associated with dinosaurs’ demise landed in deeper waters, history might have looked very different. / BBC

In Victorian England, train travel was believed to cause brain injuries that triggered bouts of insanity. / Atlas Obscura

SportsCenter’s longtime voiceover artist has been onscreen but once—“I had just fired up a big, fat joint.” / Deadspin

White terrorists planned to blow up a Kansas housing complex, McVeigh-style, where Somali-Americans lived. / New Republic

Two weeks from now we’re kicking off our first Rooster Summer Reading Challenge. Together we’ll read two ToB-worthy books a month over the course of the summer, beginning with our June matchup: Ill Will by Dan Chaon (UPDATE: We’re now reading A Separation by Katie Kitamura in June, and saving Ill Will for July; more about why below) and The Night Ocean by Paul La Farge. / Amazon

Michael Chabon gets a tour from Ramallah’s tallest man, “caged” after bureaucracy claimed his U.S. passport. / LitHub

An Emirati developer put a $2 billion deal in front of Trump over the weekend, which the POTUS considered. / Washington Post

The future of music, according to our current #1 hit: “Despacito,” a Spanish song featuring Justin Bieber. / YouTube

Times reporter showed up at victim/source’s Pilates class to get the scoop on O’Reilly harassment. / Columbia Journalism Review