Monday Medley

What we read while using as much of our brains as we felt like…

• The violence in Gaza continued to rage, claiming over 1,000 lives, mostly civilians. The effects of the violence ripple outward, and some Israelis are refusing to serve. How is the conflict being covered in the media?

• The Intercept disclosed the nebulous methodology used to deem someone a “terrorist” and conduct heightened surveillance, raising alarming constitutional issues. Also, a look into the government’s prosecution of terror cases against Muslims.

• On an even graver note, this guy can’t find a pen!

• The New York Times endorsed marijuana legalization.

• On race and gun control.

• A Greg Maddux retrospective, in honor of his Hall of Fame ceremony. Also, Joe Posnanski on the new HoF voting rules.

• How the Civil Rights Act was extended to include women.

• Daniel Ellsberg talks to Edward Snowden, and the history of whistleblowers.

• Another look at a guaranteed minimum income.

• How autocorrect evolved to “fix” your text messages.

• What to read in the unlocked New Yorker archives.

Monday Medley

What we read while not watching ice dancing…

• Inside a Wall Street secret society party. But what’s really wrong with rich people having a party and making bad jokes?

• A full breakdown of the career of Bill Murray thus far.

• Roger Angell on aging.

• A court in the UK has defended the detention of David Miranda last year in a move that, some say, equates journalism with terrorism. Meanwhile, back in America, a federal court dismissed a challenge to NYPD spying.

• From last year: A photo essay on domestic violence.

• The resurgence of debtors’ prisons in America. And an argument for rethinking prison sentencing in general.

• Matt Taibbi is leaving Rolling Stone for a venture with First Look Media.

• The Duke porn star responds.

• This week in oral histories: Reality Bites, the movie that (sort of) defined Generation X. On the other hand, a competing view of the film.