pong Giant game of real-life pong, anyone? Carla Sinclair

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robots Factory robot convinces 12 other robots to go on strike Thom Dunn

perfumes Luxury perfume that smells like potatoes is apparently quite a-peeling Allan Rose Hill

religion Watch this shouty 10-year-old street preacher get suspended from elementary school (video) Allan Rose Hill

tabloids Scientology's secrets, Kardashian brain damage, and Chinese bioweapons in last week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

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music LSD, New Order, and 40 years of "Power, Corruption, and Lies." Elías Villoro

synchronicity Supercut of movie characters synchronizing their actions Rusty Blazenhoff

Candy is dandy Two people were rescued after falling into a tank of chocolate Jason Weisberger

indie games Armaculture is a free indie game in which you survive the war any way you can Jane Frauenfelder

psychology RIP Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, author of "Flow" (1934-2021) Mark Frauenfelder

Rosemary Leary describes her life as a psychedelic pioneer and her decades as a fugitive Mark Frauenfelder

writing I've been writing a book for 25 years Séamus Bellamy

News Trump pardons Steve Bannon, Elliot Broidy, Lil Wayne, others — 73 pardons, 70 commutations Xeni Jardin

History Aviation museums' "most wanted list" of cool aerospace artifacts lost to history David Pescovitz

trump "Live and Let Die" played for Trump during factory tour Rob Beschizza

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Comics "The Black Ghost" is a fun Latina twist on urban noir superheroes Thom Dunn

tabloids Coronavirus is the new black. COVID-19 hits the stars and the Royals in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan