tips When robots tip robots Rusty Blazenhoff

books How marionettes became tools of protest in European theater Popkin

music Ed Sheeran busks on sidewalk in India — until angry cop shuts him down (video) Carla Sinclair

delightful creatures Corgi wows a huge crowd in NYC playing the piano for treats (video) Carla Sinclair

ai-generated content The Poetry Camera uses AI to make poems out of photographs and it's actually pretty cool Thom Dunn

music Videos of buskers on Dublin's Grafton Street Jennifer Sandlin

music 12-year-old boy joins street busker for gorgeous cover of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" (video) David Pescovitz

music Swell Season, from the lovely film Once, reuniting for US tour (video) David Pescovitz

music Meet "Spoon Lady" Abby Roach Jennifer Sandlin

music Passer-by can't believe busker is actually playing the guitar Rob Beschizza

music The band Pinc Louds personifies the busking heart of New York City Devin Nealy

The Beatles A fascinating website with the source photos for the people on the cover of Sgt. Pepper Mark Frauenfelder

music Street musician Cam Cole moved his shows to his van Andrea James

Talented musicians The Main Squeeze and the criminally underappreciated talent of local and cover bands Gareth Branwyn

music Street pianist plays on as Barcelona ignites with protests David Pescovitz

ireland The traditional music of the world would die without risk-takers like Martin Hayes Séamus Bellamy

reddit Awesome mirrored costumes at the Vienna Buskers Festival Jason Weisberger

Business How the EU will force all artists to use Youtube, forever Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Buskers are the only performers making money at the Edinburgh Fringe. Here's how. Mat Ricardo