Linkwad.

1. The metro gets overcrowded at rush hour, but at least it won’t make you kill yourself. (Via @BrendanKoerner)
2. Oldie-but-goodie: In prosecuting John Walker Lindh, the so-called “American Taliban,” the government was basically trying to polish a turd. Bad intelligence and torture scuttled what case they had against a guy who likely had nothing to do with Al Qaeda. (Via @Longform.org)
3. I’m all for drinking at all hours of the day and headbutting trash-talkers (forget where I read this, but a self-defense expert said Zidane used perfect form), so let’s celebrate the start of the 2010 World Cup with Nike’s “Write the Future” ad (update: and Nate Silver’s simulated World Cup odds!):
   

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