politics Egypt police detain, beat, sexually assault US-based journalist Mona Eltahawy; other journalists also targeted Xeni Jardin
Science This 1900 film of a solar eclipse may be the oldest footage of an astronomical event ever (video) David Pescovitz
Boing Boing Shop Stay cool all night long with this $32 cooling bedding set loved by customers! Boing Boing's Shop
happy mutants This slowed Chipmunks version of "Chariots of Fire" feels like distorted sludge Jennifer Sandlin
politics Sen. Bob Menendez, already famous for cash-stuffed suits, now charged as unregistered agent of Egyptian government Rob Beschizza
Science Carl Sagan: How the circumference of the Earth was calculated using only sticks, eyes, feet, and brains Ruben Bolling
History Ancient Egyptian tablet is an "attendance sheet" listing excuses for missing work Ruben Bolling
music This is the best Ten Commandments story, and the soundtrack is by members of Flaming Lips and Los Lobos (video) David Pescovitz
archaeology Review: Uncovering the layers of history and politics in Andrew Lawler's "Under Jerusalem" Gareth Branwyn
Internet Archive has a collection of Fisher-Price Pocket Rockers songs from the 1980s Mark Frauenfelder