twitter Iran and Israel trade threats on Twitter Mark Frauenfelder

Delightful Creatures Hear me out: pigeons are actually really interesting Gail Sherman

mistakes Estonian politician's unpleasant haircut goes viral Rob Beschizza

movies Accompany Wes Anderson on a stroll through a video store in Paris, and learn about his favorite films Jennifer Sandlin

gadgets Borg Cube PC Rob Beschizza

cats Cat jumps on imam leading prayer in mosque (video) David Pescovitz

books "The Caliph and the Imam" looks to be a fascinating historical read about the Sunni-Shii split in Islam Elías Villoro

art Celebrating the 35th anniversary of Star Trek: The Next Generation with mixed-media meme art Gareth Branwyn

Japanese aquarium cheaps out on fish, penguins and otters notice Rusty Blazenhoff

tabloids Monkeypox is a Chinese bioweapon in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

books Two perspectives on Asian-American life that riff on fantasy and stereotype: "Interior Chinatown" & "Tiger Style!" Thom Dunn

politics Trump headed to Florida compound Rob Beschizza

surveillance French government proposes new ban on filming and photographing police Thom Dunn

police brutality Seattle activists have established a 6-block autonomous zone around an abandoned police station Thom Dunn

iran Aviation experts think the Iran plane crash may have been shot down Mark Frauenfelder

elections Orban humiliated: Hungary's crypto-fascist Fidesz party suffers string of municipal election defeats Cory Doctorow

trump Trump tweeted sensitive U.S. surveillance image of Iran, experts say Xeni Jardin

elections After Istanbul voters rejected Turkish strongman Erdogan, he made them vote again — and lost by the biggest landslide in 35 years Cory Doctorow

barack obama Barack Obama lists his favorite books, music, and movies of 2018 Gina Loukareas