Manipulating Photos Before Photoshop Tops The Morning Links

I wonder what the Victorian version of, “This looks shopped,” was.

For the first time in history, America finally beat Mexico at soccer on their home turf. - [SportsIllustrated]

The trailer for the third season of Downton Abbey is out so let’s deconstruct it scene by scene for plot clues. - [Vulture]

Remember the anti-gay protestor that set fire to cereal on General Mills property in protest? Well, he just died. - [HuffingtonPost]

Amanda Bynes is looking rough. Really, really rough. - [TheSuperficial]

Check out the highlights from the AMA comic book legend Stan Lee did on Reddit the other day! - [GammaSquad]

Maxim’s yearly poll asks ladies to tell them what dudes are doing wrong…and right…so they’ll stop it…or do it more often. - [Maxim]

We all know what a cougar is, but now it’s time to meet the courgarettes. - [TheDailyBeast]

This is way better than Fido going to live on a farm; how one family’s dog went on to become a “Cold War Hero”. - [Slate]

Maybe Hanna Barbera was on to something. 11 examples of bears being great burglars. - [DeathAndTaxes]

Headline Story: Proving that manipulating pictures is as old as the art form itself, the MET has gathered over 200 vintage images that aren’t what they seem. - [DailyMail]