* All about Edward Snowden, the NSA whistleblower who expects never to see his $200K salary or house in Hawaii ever again. * An embattled British TV host took the photo used in the PRISM logo. * Andy Baio finds examples of all the ways state and federal government overuse the "PRISM&
Experiencing a piece of art can be transporting, but the act of explaining it to someone else is an art form in itself. No wonder that docents, professors, even patrons get caught up in the act.
* 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:
Tepid response to “Arrested Development” changes Amanda Bynes’s life forever.
Farming chickens takes care and concentration, and a deal with the birds: We give you a life of safety and comfort, and you die for our food. Until a murdering predator arrives and gives lie to the vow.
* NYT on Obama's terrorism justification: "The administration has now lost all credibility on this issue." * This is the second story in the past twenty-four hours with deeply troubling constitutional and privacy implications. * What's PalTalk? Since at least 2009, it's been the
* White House defends phone snooping as "a critical tool in protecting the nation from terrorist threats." * Tumblr of the Day: "Laid Off From the Sun-Times." * Boston Marathon spectators file lawsuit against New York Post for portraying them as bombing suspects. * A new study shows that
* 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
* Michelle Obama—unlike her husband—doesn't suffer hecklers kindly. * Social media is essential to contemporary civil unrest—in Turkey, Vine is the medium of choice. * According to a new poll, most black Americans feel that, over the past decade, their lives have improved. * Only two million of the
* Facing increasing numbers of protesters arrested on "Moral Mondays," North Carolina governor calls civil disobedience "unacceptable." * Ohio State University president retires after saying of Notre Dame, "You just can't trust those damn Catholics on a Thursday or a Friday." * Lords offer 18
