United States Palestinian refugees feel sting of U.S. funding cuts to United Nations program Seamus Bellamy

History Roman road maps in the style of the London Underground's Rob Beschizza

art Man removes wet clay blob on head slice by slice Rob Beschizza

Technology Microsoft hires former AG Eric Holder to audit facial recognition tech used on West Bank Xeni Jardin

corruption Canada's election, in which Justin Trudeau's chickens come home to roost Cory Doctorow

open source 3D printing stethoscopes, tourniquets and crucial dialysis-machine parts in Gaza Clive Thompson

art The Ellsworth Kelly postage stamps have arrived Rusty Blazenhoff

events To do in Boston Mar 23/24: The Free Software Foundation's Libreplanet conference Cory Doctorow

russia United Nations: ISIS is regrouping Seamus Bellamy

News US AIR STRIKES HIT DAMASCUS – Trump announces Syria air strikes in response to chemical attack Xeni Jardin

religion Iran's mass protests were triggered by publication of a budget that revealed the costs of Shia evangelism Cory Doctorow

Vincent Van Gogh Dead grasshopper stuck to Van Gogh's "Olive Trees" painting for 128 years unnoticed Robert Spallone

History The Roman Empire as a modern subway transit map Andrea James

canada The Great Sulphur Pyramids of Alberta Rob Beschizza

Business Apple rejects game about Palestine because political messages disqualify games from consideration Cory Doctorow

war Changing Minds: NPR series on people who’ve rethought convictions in an era of polarization and extremism Xeni Jardin

censorship "Je Suis Charlie," but your free speech is terrorism Cory Doctorow

israel Smoke, Slingshots, and Spongebob: the Middle East crisis in photos Rob Beschizza