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

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

politics Turns out the 15-year-old girl Britain stripped citizenship from for becoming an ISIS bride was trafficked to Syria by a Canadian spy Rob Beschizza

they might be giants Someone documented the many references and samples in They Might Be Giants' songs Rusty Blazenhoff

photo collages The powerful collage images of Uğur Gallenkuş Andrew Yi

climate change Here are 36 cities that will be the first to be submerged as global water levels continue to rise Jennifer Sandlin

travel Flight returns to terminal after someone AirDrops plane crash pictures to all aboard Rob Beschizza

politics Saudi official openly issued death threat to U.N. Khashoggi investigator during meeting with U.N. Rob Beschizza

movies Stray is a new "dogumentary" about the lives of homeless mutts of Istanbul as seen through the animals' eyes David Pescovitz

dance Gorgeous video of digitally-enhanced dancers cavorting through Istanbul Clive Thompson