What one North Korean abduction could mean for US-Japan relations (a topic I'm sure you've been dying to hear more about...but it IS interesting).
Here's a look at the Finnish baby box for 2016! I have definitely noticed babies of a certain age wearing the same winter coveralls, for example. Neat.
What it's like to not have paid maternity leave. That TED Talk by the author is so depressing, by the way.
Faces in Things! My new favorite Twitter account. [HT Andrew]
From The Onion: American people hire high-powered lobbyist to push interests in Congress.
This faux-news report from Finland (actually in real Finnish, though) about the US presidential election is hilarious. [HT Jeremy]
Here is a beautiful video of Sharjah. How happy I was to watch it!
The Obama Doctrine. Haven't got through the whole article yet, but it's by an author whose work I like and everyone was raving about it on Twitter, so.
In case you heard about recent discoveries regarding the sexual violence perpetrated against Eliza R. Snow in Missouri in the 1830s, have a look at this article by the historian herself for greater context and understanding.