- The man who was shot and killed in Visitacion Valley Friday was gunned down during a game of dodgeball with a bunch of kids. A thought-provoking portrait of the impact violence has had on a community from the [SF Chronicle]'s Evan Sernoffsky, here, another from CW Nevius here.
- I mean, why not build an observatory at Burning Man? [Huffington Post]
- [Dearest District 5] explains why "biking is quite possibly the most awful thing you can do for yourself." Bob Gunderson, I love you.
- "With the lack of post-experiment interview or debriefing, there is no way of knowing exactly what Facebook did to the emotional temperature of over half a million people." [ZDnet]
- The woman at the center of the Native American headdress incident at AT&T Park speaks out, says, "I hear about free speech all the time as an argument as to why people should be allowed to do what they want, keep the mascots, keep using names, and keep wearing costumes. That's fine, but be upfront and acknowledge that 'I am doing it because I'm racist and I just don't care.'" [Huffington Post]
- A couple great lady writers (Amy Sohn, Emily Gould, and Mira Jacob) have books coming out today. Buy 'em all! [The Awl]
- I'm not suggesting that we shouldn't hold SFPD up to high standards, I'm just saying that at least they aren't into cannibalism (as far as we know). [Gothamist]
