I’m no German office plant.

Elections in western Kenya postponed after protests prevent voting. Turnout is generally lower across the country. 1/22

A list of highlights from an impromptu press conference shows, if nothing else, how much Trump truly loves the media. 2/22

Related: A new bot can detect whether that's a bot or a real person (or president?) spewing political disinformation. 3/22

“I wanted to prove, if nothing else, that Zhukov had taken a proper measure of me as an American who could hold his vodka. Bohlen, who knew I didn’t drink except for that occasional glass of wine, looked at me with questions in his eyes.” Teetotaling diplomat recalls high-stakes July 4th dinner with top Soviet tipplers. 4/22

In 2008 Adam Lanza planned to kill Sandy Hook students. Police knew but didn't act, saying his mother owned the guns. 5/22

Redaction poetry dislocates words into meaning. Since 2000, it's become a preferred form for challenging the state. 6/22

See also: Various sorting algorithms, demonstrated through animations. 7/22

New research connects more REM sleep to protection against fear and trauma. 8/22

Neuroscientists are now able to create models of live patients' brain cells, complete with firing neurons. 9/22

After a Los Angeles Times reporter publishes a story accusing director James Toback of sexual harassment—with plenty of women on the record—310 additional women contact him. 10/22

“When we see a man with a trail-worn Gore-Tex jacket and a decade-old Dana Designs backpack, we instinctively trust him. We can’t help but envy his authenticity, his freedom. He’s not just a weekend warrior—he’s living the life we want. Or at least, that’s how it seems.” A con man specialized in presenting himself as an outdoorsman, “following someone else’s dream.” 11/22

When Hollywood enables male directors to torment actresses in the name of art, it still doesn't equal box-office success. 12/22

As the Red Scare peaked, Woody Guthrie tried to beat the blacklist by "being as commercial as possible." 13/22

A server that's part of a lawsuit against Georgia election officials was wiped clean after the suit was filed. 14/22

From "sidejacking" to "warboating," a history of Wi-Fi's many insecurities. 15/22

A brief list of possible scenarios for the remainder of this heady week in Spanish/Catalonian politics. 16/22

An interview with the designers of deceased Thai king Bhumibol Adulyadej’s amazingly elaborate crematorium. 17/22

“Envelope, n. The coffin of a document; the scabbard of a bill; the husk of a remittance; the bed-gown of a love-letter.” Seventy-four of the greatest hits from Ambrose Bierce’s The Devil’s Dictionary. 18/22

The booming popularity of bananas in the 20th century is to blame for a disease epidemic that places their future in doubt. 19/22

Without using calculus, a Victorian biologist inferred the mathematical constraints that direct the form of fauna. 20/22

A lovely and intriguing new symphonic track and video: “Doujiri” by Sugai Ken. 21/22

"Robert is already quite excited." Some loving photographs of angst-ridden German office plants. 22/22

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