politics Egypt police detain, beat, sexually assault US-based journalist Mona Eltahawy; other journalists also targeted Xeni Jardin
books Archaeologists in Egypt discovered one of the first illustrated books in history David Pescovitz
happy mutants Baking bread from dormant, 4,500-year-old yeast extracted from Egyptian bread-making ceramics Cory Doctorow
elections After Istanbul voters rejected Turkish strongman Erdogan, he made them vote again — and lost by the biggest landslide in 35 years Cory Doctorow
music Archival music collection from June Chikuma, composer of the "Bomberman" videogame soundtracks David Pescovitz
evolution of ideas Fascinating chart shows the evolution of the English alphabet from Egyptian hieroglyphics Mark Frauenfelder
law Lawsuit: US citizen suing CBP for coercing him into unlocking his phone during boarding at LAX Cory Doctorow
deadly delicacies People love to eat fermented mullet fish, even though the Egyptian government warns them to avoid it Mark Frauenfelder
mistakes Can you see the penis character ? found hiding in the Egyptian hieroglyphics unicode block? Rob Beschizza
United States Palestinian refugees feel sting of U.S. funding cuts to United Nations program Seamus Bellamy
