youtube Watch this maker restore a WWI lighter made from a bullet Andrea James

war Peter Jackson's They Shall Not Grow Old is a stunning act of remembrance Seamus Bellamy

camouflage Leggings inspired by dazzle camouflage Rusty Blazenhoff

racism The US military is allegedly investigating the cause of racial disparities in the US military Thom Dunn

scammers Man spies on scammers through their own security cameras Rob Beschizza

History Powerful Iwo Jima WWII footage shot by marines in combat and never seen publicly David Pescovitz

nazis School struggles to explain Nazi flag hanging in window Rob Beschizza

high school Japanese exchange student shares thoughts on high school's mushroom cloud mascot Mark Frauenfelder

christmas Does the creepy Santa mask from "It's a Wonderful Life" exist somewhere? Rusty Blazenhoff

economics A layperson-friendly introduction to MMT, a heterodox school of economics that could finance a Green New Deal Cory Doctorow

Cooking Bread cut lengthwise is good for one weird thing Xeni Jardin

climate change Humanity isn't likely to extinguish itself, writes SETI scientist David Pescovitz

happy mutants Margaret Atwood's "The Testaments": a long-awaited Handmaid's Tale sequel fulfills its promise Cory Doctorow

finance "The People's Money": A crisp, simple, thorough explanation of how government spending is paid for Cory Doctorow

nazis Ikea's founder was a Nazi, and never stopped praising the Nazi leader he called "Best Brother" Cory Doctorow