May 26, 2016

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Two years into the US-led air war against the Islamic State, we’re only now hitting significant targets.

NASA calls off today’s plan to inflate the International Space Station’s new experimental habitat module.

France’s 19 nuclear plants go on strike.

Across government, ancient computers aren’t just costing tons of money—they’re written in code that isn’t even taught anymore.

FDA issues notice: food labelers can just call “evaporated cane juice” what it is: sugar!

Seventeen conflicts over water preview “tomorrow’s thirsty future.”

Underground Neanderthal sculptures turn out to be much older than any human cave painting.

Advocates for prison reform sent to solitary in Massachusetts in apparent attempt to silence their activism.

Turning the tables on companies that stalk the social media profiles of activists.

Peter Thiel’s champerty—third-party litigation funding, in this case against Gawker—“is well within the parameters of third-party involvement in lawsuits.”

You gotta let people express themselves. Obama extols hip-hop in Vietnam.

Obama’s plan to visit Hiroshima tomorrow highlights failures by Japan and the US to examine its past.

We know Barack loves basketball and golf—could Hillary’s likeability problem be solved with more hobbies?

In case you missed it: How to watch the first week of the French Open online.

Mesmerizing, rarely seen William Klein documentary The French goes behind the scenes at Rolland Garros in 1981. #video

The hot color for book covers right now is yellow, because it stands out in online shops.

It took getting sick for me to realize it’s OK to admit weakness.  Television executive explains what it’s like to be diagnosed with lupus.

Losing a treasured family pet is hard—particularly when the pet’s barely treasured at all.

For the first time in more than 130 years, 18- to 34-year-olds are more likely to be living with their parents than a spouse or partner.

Fascinating profile of a 13-year-old’s life in/on/with social media.

Giant music box in Budapest plays the Harry Potter theme song when humans walk in its hamster wheel. #video