art Chair made out of gold-plated AK-47s Cory Doctorow

amish Police seek drivers of abandoned Amish buggy equipped with loud stereo and Michelob Ultra Jason Weisberger

Business 7-Eleven accused of weaponizing ICE raids to shed troublesome franchisees Cory Doctorow

memory The USA memory champion shows you how to memorize like a champion Nelson Dellis

happy mutants Amanda Palmer and Edward Ka-Spel's new album: "I Can Spin a Rainbow" Cory Doctorow

obits Mandy Johnson, 1953-2015 Rob Beschizza

books The best young adult literature from 1967 Joshua Glenn

happy mutants It’s about Time: Reading Steampunk’s Rise and Roots Rachel A. Bowser and Brian Croxall

podcasts Questioning the nature of reality with cognitive scientist Donald Hoffman David McRaney

happy mutants Classic paper on economic models is secretly a masterclass in thinking, talking, writing and convincing Cory Doctorow

fashion Flashback to a 1995 cyberdelic fashion show in San Francisco David Pescovitz

offworld Explore the legacy of Sonic the Hedgehog in these truly weird minigames Leigh Alexander

offworld Women take a place at the pinball table Laura Hudson

How South African tabloids inspired my novel Charlie Human

I'm married. I'm a woman. I'm addicted to porn. Erica Garza

The best adventure stories for kids from 1965 Joshua Glenn

10 Wonderful Things Rob Beschizza

Robogenesis: the terrifying sequel to Robopocalypse Daniel H Wilson

art Domo Arigato Restaurant Roboto! Chris Arkenberg

books Jo Walton's "My Real Children" [book excerpt] Boing Boing