gender Tehran's police tell women that violations of religious dress codes will henceforth be treated as civil offenses, not criminal offenses Cory Doctorow

books Hardcover edition of The Making of Prince of Persia Rob Beschizza

music Shut in sounds: Gary Numan singing and playing guitar from his den Gareth Branwyn

History For 13 years, this photographer has been building an incredible 3D digital model of Athens David Pescovitz

dolphins There's a non-zero possibility that Iran has a fleet of Communist assassin dolphins Thom Dunn

manners Four Persian drivers arrive simultaneously at an intersection Rob Beschizza

mermaids Watch this short documentary about a mermaid community in Virginia Mark Frauenfelder

mistakes New York City man alarmed by presence of unusual cat (NSFW) Rob Beschizza

books The Voynich Manuscript appears to be a fairly routine anthology of ancient women's health advice Cory Doctorow

Gadgets A traveling neon salesman's sample-case, 1935 Cory Doctorow

politics Iran sucks at censoring apps, so the Persian diaspora is using them for unfiltered political discussion Cory Doctorow

music Kronos Quartet's Kronos Festival 2017 this weekend in San Francisco David Pescovitz

History 1000-year old windmills still in use Rob Beschizza

happy mutants Grass sprouted in worn Persian rugs Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Spill Zone: a new free online graphic novel from Scott Westerfeld, creator of Uglies Cory Doctorow

Comic Books Cincy Comicon was a blast Mark Frauenfelder

security Iranians connected to phishing attempt on tortured Syrian activist Cory Doctorow

clip art Mann's Pictorial Dictionary and Cyclopedia – The most miscellaneous miscellany out there Wink

Weird Untangling the Web: the NSA's supremely weird, florid guide to the Internet Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Online casino bankrolls largest-ever, ruinously expensive war in Eve Online Cory Doctorow