Archive: May 2017


Project Nike: the Army’s atomic interceptors (May 30, 2017)

The nuclear war America planned to fight over her own cities, part 2

The nuclear war America planned to fight over her own cities (May 30, 2017)

For two decades the U.S. military stood ready to counter a Soviet attack with a nuclear barrage of its own, right above the heads of the American people

People met in hotel lobbies (May 24, 2017)

Selections from the Washington Post’s Gilded Age coverage of notable visitors to the city

Riding the Mastodon (May 19, 2017)

Mastodon is the first attempt at a decentralized social network that actually feels like it has staying power

Blowing the dust off (May 16, 2017)

Is this thing on?