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makers Watch this impressive Lego tapas factory crank out a steady stream of snacks David Pescovitz

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Gadgets Learn how to improve your memory with over 20 hours of training using proven psychology techniques Boing Boing's Shop

card games My favorite new game, KnifeTank: The Shüffling, is now on Kickstarter Gareth Branwyn

Tabletop gamer's gift guide for 2019 Gareth Branwyn

animals Animal BFFs: Cheetah cub snuggles with puppy friend Xeni Jardin

grifters Trump's "China muse" advisor has been citing a made-up economist for years Thom Dunn

gift guide Kickstarting "The Decline of Mall Civilization," a sequel to the long-out-of-print "Malls Across America" book Cory Doctorow

Delightful Creatures Baby deer befriends toddler, follows her everywhere Mark Frauenfelder

Honor First® Former Mozilla CTO was detained at US border and told he had no right to a lawyer Mark Frauenfelder

art The Family Acid: California, a far-out photo album from a very unconventional family David Pescovitz

newsletters Why newsletters are the best form of social media: “You don’t have to fight an algorithm to reach your audience” Mark Frauenfelder

News London Heathrow airport departures halted after drone sighting Xeni Jardin

trump Obama's policy on Bush's crimes is how Kavanaugh got to the Supreme Court Cory Doctorow

fake news This week’s tabloids: They’re not lies. They’re just Trumpian thinking Peter Sheridan

Entertainment Great movies to watch: 'The Naked Kiss' (1964, Samuel Fuller) Eric Mittleman

Kids Holy moly, that cat sure has a long tongue Andrea James

music Watch "Dog Police," a bizarre DEVO-inspired music video from 1984 David Pescovitz

san francisco Kids write sketch comedy and grownups perform it live Rusty Blazenhoff