Links for you. Science:

28 Majestic Owls Caught On Camera
Small-town mystery: Why Austin, Indiana, is at the heart of HIV outbreak
Former Addict: What Indiana Can Learn From New York About Needle Exchanges
Giant Rabbits Make Excellent Pets, Just Sayin’
Do we get MRSA from pigs?

Other:

Norman Leventhal at 97; enhancer of lives and landmarks (I love the Map Room at the Boston Public Library)
Crushing Treason in Defense of Slavery Day
The richer you are, the better you sleep
New York destroyed a village full of African-American landowners to create Central Park
Extraordinary Photo Album from the 1968 Riots – Grief and Anger
Associate Professor Sues Harvard Over Tenure Denial
Government spending: yes, it really can cut the U.S. deficit
The poor are treated like criminals everywhere, even at the grocery store
Time to pop this trial balloon: T commission urges reforms, no new revenue (again, the ‘savings’ won’t be directed towards T users)
Seriously
Colleges and Universities See Graying Workforce Holding On to Coveted Positions (ugh)
I made a bold move from iPhone to Android, and I completely regret it
They can’t go back to Ohio
It wasn’t Jackie’s job to get the details of her rape correct. It was Rolling Stone’s
Burning the Village to Save It
An “Old School” look at the Esplanade & Storrow Drive
Rolling Stone, Jackie, and What Went Wrong
Make the Confederacy’s Defeat a National Holiday 150 years ago this week, Robert E. Lee surrendered to the Union. Let’s celebrate it—every year.