travel I owe Anthony Bourdain so much Séamus Bellamy

video games Square Enix added an AI-powered text parser to an old-school adventure game. Reactions are mixed Grant St. Clair

media The grimly repeating history of homophobia at The New York Times Rob Beschizza

death List of catacombs to explore around the world Popkin

seat swaps Chaos breaks out on a plane when 15 passengers all fight each other (video) Carla Sinclair

music The Pavement museum exhibition is real even if it's "sort of a joke" Jennifer Sandlin

Europe Ever had gooseneck barnacle meat? Jennifer Sandlin

racism It's the 99th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre that destroyed "Black Wall Street" Thom Dunn

art "Emoji house" paint job annoys neighbors Rob Beschizza

Copyfight Poland, Take Action Now: Tell Negotiators to Oppose Article 13 and 11 Cory Doctorow

travel Man with knife makes bomb threat at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport – suspect 'overpowered' Xeni Jardin

genocide Canadian professor working towards inclusion for British Columbia's Indigenous communities Séamus Bellamy

holes Museum visitor injured after stepping into pit he thought was a painting on the floor Mark Frauenfelder

trump Deadly Novichok dose 'came from bottle' in victim's house Xeni Jardin

eff To do in LA, April 24: come hear from the people fighting for Right to Repair, freedom to tinker and the right to know Cory Doctorow

trump Russian nerve agent attack may leave Skripals with 'limited mental capacity' Xeni Jardin

History National Geographic calls itself to task for its racist past Séamus Bellamy

family Imposing architectural photography by Sebastian Weiss Andrea James

books The Raven Pops Up! Richard Kaufman

happy mutants Parasitic Souls: what if there was a tech bubble, but for magic? Kater Cheek