Earth Is Just One Really Big Google Map

https://theawl.com/earth-is-just-one-really-big-google-map-955bdcb0e7fc#.9ox7lkntq

Where Can Ferries Succeed?

http://humantransit.org/2016/12/ferries-opportunities-and-challenges.html

A guide to giving your cats their annual performance review

https://hackernoon.com/a-guide-to-giving-your-cats-their-annual-performance-review-fbf14610305#.hdysugyyj

It hard to keep a city running when...

The folks who do so can't afford to live there and don't have realistic options to commute.  It isn't a new or unique problem (e.g. San Francisco), but this is another example.

http://www.citylab.com/commute/2016/12/wmata-dc-metro-service-cuts-maintenance-hours/511112/?utm_source=SFFB

Paintings Of Mecha Robots And Werewolves Attacking East European Peasants

Yes, you read that correctly

 

http://designyoutrust.com/2016/12/bizarre-paintings-of-mecha-robots-attacking-east-european-peasants-of-the-early-20th-century/

 

Being Busy Is Not Cool

https://theawl.com/being-busy-is-not-cool-b6b2cdcf8734?source=rss----898f60aebfa8---4

Star Wars, In One Chart

http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/star-wars-in-one-chart/