gadgets 30-year retrospective of the Apple Newton Rob Beschizza

meteorites Man says meteorite likely smashed into his home, utterly destroying it David Pescovitz

crime Sacramento police trying to figure out whether giant swastika-shaped trench dug in golf course with "F JEW" written by it was a hate crime Rob Beschizza

art Celebrating the 35th anniversary of Star Trek: The Next Generation with mixed-media meme art Gareth Branwyn

afrofuturism Mark Dery on the "everything, all at once" art and life of Jean-Michel Basquiat Gareth Branwyn

footage What a crowd surge looks like Rob Beschizza

art Site collects old video game advertisements Rob Beschizza

tabloids Warring UFOs and warring Royals in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

animals Analyzing the evolutionary biology of STAR WARS megafauna Thom Dunn

GPS sting reveals many Amazon Canada returns end up in trash Rob Beschizza

books Snowden's Box: the incredible, illuminating story of the journey of Snowden's hard drive Cory Doctorow

music Whole album just the sound of classic mechanical keyboards being typed on Rob Beschizza

epstein CBS News: "Shrieking" heard from Jeffrey Epstein's cell the morning he died Rob Beschizza

Virtual reality The making of first hand-drawn VR cartoon Michael Lipman

books The Voynich Manuscript appears to be a fairly routine anthology of ancient women's health advice Cory Doctorow

News Meet Jerry Foster, colorful pilot who brought helicopters to TV news Andrea James

china Chabuduo: China's culture of "it's fine" Rob Beschizza

Rick Rosner "I'd like to raise my IQ. Where do I start?" Rick Rosner

music Wrong notes and syntax errors: The joy of improv in music and code Maddy Myers