Links of the Day, August 18

News A water crisis may hit Asian food sources. Heptathlete Jess Ennis won a first ever gold in the event for Great Britain at the World Championships in Berlin. Dustin Ackley, the Seattle Mariners’ first round draft pick, inks a deal. (Also, Stephen Strasburg, the first overall draft pick, signs with the Washington Nationals.) Human …

Say, "Ahh …"

Today, two weeks after I had my jaw broken, I had my first post-op visit with the surgeon, and finally had the rubber bands—that have been my bane over the last fortnight—removed. I can open my mouth again, I can eat (soft foods), I can brush my teeth properly; it’s the little things that I’m …