science fiction Berlin! Catch me tonight at Otherland books at 8PM (Houston, here I come!) Cory Doctorow

television Friday Night Videos is a blast from the past Gail Sherman

animals Cat Video Fest scratches all the right itches Jennifer Sandlin

Science Watch a blowtorch-wielding robodog kill weeds Gail Sherman

adorable doggos Here's some doggo ASMR to soothe your over-stimulated soul! Jennifer Sandlin

criminals Beware of robbers offering a hug Allan Rose Hill

kickstarter Book of rare and previously unpublished photographs of the New York Underground of the 1970s: Bowie, Warhol, Debbie Harry and many others Rob Beschizza

robots Huge humanoid robot hired to repair railways (video) Allan Rose Hill

Food A world wide list of 17 places for hot dog fans to rejoice Popkin

gadgets Meet the Pixelbot 3000, an AI-powered Lego mosaic robot Gail Sherman

lawsuits Scorned girlfriend tries to sue boyfriend over ghosting her airport ride Mark Frauenfelder

Competitive eating beef Joey Chestnut banned from Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest Natalie Dressed

Entertainment Star Wars but with cats Jason Weisberger

music Bowie and Faithfull transform "I Got You Babe" into unforgettable psychotronic spectacle Yoy Luadha

juul E-cigarette company Juul's advertising ban lifted Rob Beschizza

rpgs D&D's latest module, "Vecna: Eve of Ruin," and the trouble with high-level adventures Gareth Branwyn

music Steve Albini's incendiary final album with Shellac is his Bowie "Blackstar" Lux Sparks-Pescovitz

social media Instagram's terrifying false positive nearly ruined a tech writer's life Mark Frauenfelder

fire fire fire This consumer-grade flamethrowing robot dog is finally available for sale Thom Dunn

politics Trump's courtroom antics come back to haunt him Jason Weisberger