Mission impossible.

France, Britain, and the United States launch coordinated bombing strikes against Syria. Trump quickly says, echoing W., “Mission accomplished!” 1/22

Members of Congress insist the White House needed to consult with them first. 2/22

Russia claims the strikes were ineffective, saying most of the missiles were intercepted anyway. 3/22

Hitting Assad now might bring a momentary sense of just deserts, but there is nothing to be proud of in Syria, and no American solution—not even for the gassing of children. 4/22

Murder is concentrated: 80% of violent killings in Latin American cities occur on just 2% of the streets. 5/22

Homelessness is not a choice made by the individual, it is a reality forced by government policy. A quick glance at Finland’s successful solution to homelessness: giving homes to homeless people. 6/22

Singapore prepares to install surveillance cameras with facial-recognition capabilities atop over 100,000 lampposts. 7/22

While Vermont Sen. Leahy was grilling Zuckerberg about privacy, his website was scraping visitors' Facebook data. 8/22

There's an argument to be made for Washington and Silicon Valley as contemporary America’s intellectual capitals. 9/22

An interesting conversation about immortality with Chicago philosopher Agnes Callard. 10/22

A study of Anaheim, the home of Disneyland, shows the social and economic costs of becoming a one-company town. 11/22

America’s immigration detention system is a labyrinth where accountability is scarce; it’s also rife with sexual assault and harassment. 12/22

A study finds that people at higher elevations take more risks—even just riding up in an elevator, versus going down. 13/22

When maps on TV news programs get the world wrong. 14/22

A sperm whale in Spain was killed after ingesting 64 pounds of mostly plastic garbage while at sea. 15/22

The history of acne treatment included a lot of patting your face with poison. 16/22

A gentlemen’s agreement exists between players in the NBA: to take it easy on certain plays to preserve good health. 17/22

The Seattle Seahawks postpone a visit by Colin Kaepernick after he won't say if he'll kneel during the anthem. 18/22

A new boxed set celebrates early black cinema, before white studios used singing and dancing to restore stereotypes. 19/22

Movie poster designer Midnight Marauder picks his all-time favorite movie posters. 20/22

Vintage photos from J. Grant Brittain, dean of 1980s skateboard photography. 21/22

Video: The women who rode big waves in 2018. 22/22

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