According to a recent study, senior citizens’ use of computers and mobile phones might shave 10 years off their mental age. (And the related tech support calls have added 10 years to mine…)

+ The good news. Citizens around the globe have finally found a common, universal ideal around which they can rally. The bad news. It’s a Selfie Stick. InFocus has some photos of the sticks around the world.

+ Ruth Tam in WaPo: How it feels when white people shame your culture’s food — then make it trendy. (I imagine Ruth Tam feels a lot like I did when Hillary Clinton started emailing about Gefilte Fish.)

+ And, a lede that confirms a fear I’ve had during every public, outdoor event I’ve ever attended: “A portable toilet with a woman inside was accidentally carried across a festival site by a forklift truck.