art Impressive propaganda in an immersive Turkish panorama painting Natalie Dressed

istanbul Istanbul's Rami Library was a military barracks Andrew Yi

terrorism Six dead and dozens hurt in Istanbul blast Rob Beschizza

music Happy 30th Anniversary to They Might Be Giants' iconic "Flood" album Thom Dunn

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

picks Cat enjoys relaxing and playing piano with owner Xeni Jardin

books Patrick McDonnell's charming new "Mutts" book Ruben Bolling

Art and Design This is the most Metal church of all time Natalie Dressed

Whistle defiers Defective Boeing flight catches fire, hospitalizing 10 victims on board (video) Carla Sinclair

fox news All those involved in Khashoggi's murder are "serving time in jail, claims Saudi Crown Prince, who remains free Mark Frauenfelder

crimes Crow found holding unidentified human's fingers in its beak David Pescovitz

weather Creepy weather event momentarily turns day into night in Istanbul (video) David Pescovitz

clothing This fellow is a master at folding jeans (video) David Pescovitz

Delightful Creatures Sweet dog shares carrots with its bird friend Jennifer Sandlin

music Uniquely in Istanbul: Afro-Arabic Sufi Music  Katherine Hreib

art The world's oldest narrative art has been discovered. It's a picture of a guy jerking off to horny leopards Thom Dunn

music The Music of East meets West: Üsküdar neighborhood, Istanbul  Katherine Hreib

Brother Ali's "Uncle Sam Goddam" Elías Villoro

saudi arabia American citizen tortured in Saudi prison for tweets he made in Florida criticizing Saudi government Mark Frauenfelder

russia Putin bestows Russian citizenship upon Edward Snowden Jason Weisberger