The RP’s Weekly Web Gems: The Politics of Recovery

Here’s some literal recovery. New York magazine goes inside the operating room for eight life-changing surgeries. Warning: these photographs are stunning, but they’re not for the squeamish. [NY Magazine]

89-year-old evangelist and rapture predictor Harold Camping is recovering after a stroke. He couldn’t have predicted that one (Time Magazine’s words, not mine). [Time]

After too many snafus to count, the infamous “Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark” musical is off the stage. Bono and the Edge attempt to explain what they were thinking when they brought Spider-Man to Broadway. [NY Times]

Hoping for a commencement speech that will remind you the recession is almost over and there’s more opportunities out there than ever? If Conan O’Brien is your commencement speaker, think again. [The Atlantic]

Need a laugh? Pep up your day with the latest viral video, the Heavy Metal Rooster. [YouTube]