How July was the hottest month in history: By the numbers

CLIMATE CHANGE How July was the hottest month in history: By the numbers According to the feds, we've suffered through temperatures unseen since they began tracking weather 118 years ago. Here's how the unsettling stats break down THE SIKH TEMPLE SHOOTING Why the Sikh temple shooting got less coverage than the Aurora massacre Two mass murders happened two weeks apart, but they get very different treatment by the media. Were the Dark Knight killings that much more important? 2012 VEEPSTAKES Romney's VP pick: 4 reasons a 'boring white guy' would hurt the GOP ticket The conventional wisdom is that Mitt Romney is about to announce a safe, bland, and white running mate. Here's why he shouldn't CYBERSECURITY How hackers erased one tech writer's entire online life Wired reporter Mat Honan lost every file and every photo of his daughter's first year when attackers remotely wiped his MacBook. Even scarier? It could easily happen to you HEALTH Can chemotherapy make cancer worse? Chemotherapy is one of the best known ways to kill cancer cells. Too bad it sometimes turns neighboring healthy cells into tumor-growing agents FACEBOOK Are you 'suspicious' if you're not on Facebook? Now that nearly everyone is on Facebook, employers and potential love interests might reject you if they can't find your profile FROM OUR PARTNERS AT SLATE Why do so many murderers have three names? From John Wilkes Booth to Jared Lee Loughner to Wade Michael Page, a look at why so many assassins are triple threats in the moniker department SEE ALL CARTOONS SLATE Why do Olympic cyclists use disc wheels? AOL 13 homes made from mostly recycled material NEWSER FBI: Sikh temple shooter killed himself TECCA 17 crazy ingenious concept designs you have to see to believe NEW YORK MAGAZINE The unnecessary lies of the Obama and Romney campaigns 12 ridiculously costumed Olympic fans: A slideshow Forget the face paint. These spectators take national pride to new heights with gaudy, sometimes inexplicable, full-body attire         Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.  unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences | privacy policy  Copyright © 2012 The Week, All rights reserved.