binoculars A handy set of binoculars Jason Weisberger

astronomy Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, and the Moon will line up on April 14, 15, 16 Gareth Branwyn

DRONES Mystery drone squadrons flying over Colorado and Nebraska David Pescovitz

film Dredging Up What's "Under the Silver Lake" Natalie Dressed

happy mutants Jonathan Lethem on Edward Snowden's "Permanent Record" Cory Doctorow

Games Birdspotting, a forthcoming game about exploring the countryside in search of avian delights Rob Beschizza

Science See the Perseids meteor shower through August 24 David Pescovitz

law After poacher crackdown, Tanzanian endangered rhino and elephant populations are staging inspiring recoveries Cory Doctorow

useful stuff These prism binoculars are cheaper than ever Mark Frauenfelder

useful stuff These prism binoculars are supercheap with promo code Mark Frauenfelder

ngos Report: WWF hires paramilitary torturers and murderers in developing world Rob Beschizza

makers Make Deckard's Binoculars from Blade Runner 2049 Mark Frauenfelder

surveillance FBI surveillance van from the 1980s on eBay David Pescovitz

cars Bentley's SUV built for falconry David Pescovitz

happy mutants Weaponized narrative: the stories we tell change our theories about the world Cory Doctorow

videos That time London was nearly destroyed by Nazi paleo-drones Cory Doctorow

video Drone footage of gray whales and calves Andrea James

cuba A brief visit to Cuba Lars Forseti

fiction The Man Who Sold The Moon Cory Doctorow