music Watch Tycho's live super-chill instrumental track "A Walk" Andrea James

COVID-19 Quadruped robot patrols sidewalks to urge social distancing David Pescovitz

Technology Motorized backpack self-adjusts its motion to feel lighter David Pescovitz

tabloids Jeffrey Epstein’s prison confession, the world’s most dangerous woman, and the end of the world, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

animals An author wrote a beautiful tribute to his late dog disguised as writing advice Thom Dunn

dog Stella the 'talking' dog is mad about something Rusty Blazenhoff

Barbados If you can work remotely, Barbados want you to come and stay for a year Mark Frauenfelder

science fiction New edition of Cory Doctorow's Little Brother/Homeland with intro by Edward Snowden Mark Frauenfelder

cats Cat food recall: Natural Balance pulled for 'deadly' side effects Xeni Jardin

Gadgets MagiMask is the next stage in the evolution of augmented reality Boing Boing's Shop

Games Non-Euclidean game worlds Rob Beschizza

Gadgets Luminar 4 uses AI to help you turn all your photos into masterpieces Boing Boing's Shop

history of the future 1947 film about the future shows handheld TV users bumping into each other Mark Frauenfelder

police Police militarization is objectively bad for police and for society, according to science Thom Dunn

statues There are 43 giant stone Presidential heads crumbling in a field in Virginia Thom Dunn

Delightful Creatures Officials honor hero cat who saved an old man trapped in a canal Andrea James

Japan Teardown of iconic Sony TR-63 transistor radio from 1957 Mark Frauenfelder

crime Woman points gun at mother and daughter in Chipotle car lot, charged with assault Rob Beschizza

Weird Mysterious group carrying suitcases spotted at UK reservoir David Pescovitz

racism St Louis couple point guns at peaceful protestors on street by mansion Rob Beschizza