picks Turkey: Military junta takes over CNN Turk studios, but broadcast continues and it's surreal Xeni Jardin

elections After Istanbul voters rejected Turkish strongman Erdogan, he made them vote again — and lost by the biggest landslide in 35 years Cory Doctorow

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picks German couple who tested ricin on hamster charged with 'plotting Islamist attack' Xeni Jardin

Food Review: Lynx Sonoma smoker makes the perfect turkey Mark Frauenfelder

human rights A 1×1 tracking pixel was used as evidence of treason against 30,000 Turks, sent tens of thousands to jail Cory Doctorow

kitchen tools Electric carving knives for the holidays Mark Frauenfelder

heroes Dozens of people arrested for wearing "hero" T-shirts in Turkey Mark Frauenfelder

picks On eve of Erdogan-Trump White House visit, Turkey orders arrests of 85 energy and education staff in post-coup probe Xeni Jardin

turkey Brawl in Turkish parliament Rob Beschizza

Japan Why is KFC a Christmas tradition in Japan? David Pescovitz

censorship Turkish dictator fires 15,000 more public workers, shuts down 375 more NGOs and 9 more news outlets Cory Doctorow

The 1960s New biography of musical genius who became tragic acid casualty Mark Frauenfelder

News Halt and Catch Fire: The Most Relevant Show on Television is Set in the 80s Maureen Herman

art Birds and other animals painted on feathers Andrea James

transparency UPDATED: Wikileaks dumps years' worth of email from Turkey's ruling party Cory Doctorow

turkey Turkey: 6,000 arrested following coup, but that doesn't make it an inside job Cory Doctorow

picks Turkey coup: military says it controls country Rob Beschizza

the future In the future you will own nothing and have access to everything Kevin Kelly

corruption When Brad Birkenfeld blew the whistle on UBS, the US government paid him $104M and sent him to jail Cory Doctorow