maps Zoomable, explorable online version of Fra Mauro's 15-century world map Rob Beschizza

medieval art Enjoy these rainbow-colored beasts from 15th-Century Popkin

Trump has the law broken to honor a traitor, Confederate General Robert E. Lee Jason Weisberger

Technology Listen to the sounds of dial-up internet modems Ellsworth Toohey

cute Ultimate cat lover's travel guide: From Japan's Cat Island to lucky statues Popkin

Innovation Beyond the spork: splayds, spifes, and knorks Ellsworth Toohey

Entertainment Allee Willis — genius behind "Friends" theme song, finally gets her incredible story told Mark Frauenfelder

art French museum refused to allow public access to secret 3D scans Rob Beschizza

iceland The Museum of Sorcery and Witchcraft tells the story of Iceland's 17th century "witchcraze," complete with "necropants" Jennifer Sandlin

new york A 1920s time capsule, full of historical goodies, was found after slave owner's statue removed Rusty Blazenhoff

rare finds Hiker sees something sparkle on the trail, only to discover Roman coins buried over 2,000 years ago Carla Sinclair

music Step inside the world's first Punk Rock Museum, unleashed in Las Vegas Thom Dunn

archaeology Review: Uncovering the layers of history and politics in Andrew Lawler's "Under Jerusalem" Gareth Branwyn

asu Lucha Libre's history and art Bob Knetzger

hip hop Bay Area hip-hop archive opens in Oakland library Rusty Blazenhoff

books The Metamodernism of Hanzi Freinacht Ferdinando Buscema

Japan Early Japanese ninja weapons discovered including stone precursor to the throwing star David Pescovitz

artists Artist Joe Coleman has one of the coolest houses I've ever seen Popkin

gifts Three great art books that'll arrive by Christmas Bob Knetzger

tattoos These sharpened bird bones are the oldest tattooing tools ever discovered David Pescovitz