epidemic How the politics of race played out during the 1793 yellow fever epidemic Miss Cellania

health How would we get rid of every single mosquito? Rose Eveleth

artists Flea Market Follies: Hunting for Kitsch with Mitch O'Connell Lee Keeler

dupe Egypt plagued by floods followed by swarm of "deathstalker" scorpions that stung hundreds of people David Pescovitz

photography The Game Boy Camera is a fantastic low-res art tool Popkin

This infrared thermometer is a must-have in any home these days Boing Boing's Shop

france Costa Rican measles outbreak traced to unvaccinated French tourists Cory Doctorow

books The ethics of wiping out a mosquito species Christopher Preston

music Disco cover of Lou Reed's "Walk on the Wild Side" from 1979 David Pescovitz

futility closet In 1921 the schooner Carroll A. Deering was discovered aground off North Carolina. The crew had vanished. Futility Closet

Business Nobel-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz calls Apple's tax strategy a "fraud" Cory Doctorow

The Autobiography of Pac-Man Trevor Hill

Entertainment True Detective ends its first season as it began: with two indelible performances [Recap: season 1, episode 8] K.M. McFarland

Entertainment True Detective drops more hints about the possible identity of the Yellow King [Recap: season 1, episode 6] K.M. McFarland