shooting the messager: the AP reporter fired and blacklisted for scooping the story of Nazi Germany’s surrender eight years ago—via Strange Company
๐: Shanghai metro lets riders design their own bus routes
vision cantos: Denis Cooper on filmmaker Jud Yalkut—via { feuilleton }
grave of the fireflies: Ze Frank (previously) on what’s happening with our bioluminescent friends
the poyais scam: confidence tricker Gregor MacGregor’s con to lure investors in a fictional central American territory
that’s why the apostrophe is single and not plural: the story of Anna Jarvis—the creator that later sued for the abolition of Mother’s Day
flugsteighalle: a digital exhibition of Berlin’s monumental Tempelhof airport—previously—via das Kraftfuttermischwerk
the madison avenue beat: a selection of vintage advertising jingles presented as a dance remix
corner of the city: street photographer Tong Ho Chung Howard’s most famous image captures the traditional tong lau (ๅๆจ) architecture of Hong Kong, gradually being replaced by urban renewal programmes
root causes: competing narratives for WWII Victory Day celebrations
