gamification Claw machine fish tank Rusty Blazenhoff

offworld Play it now: Claw Champion Earth Leigh Alexander

bad ideas Restaurant shamed for using live crabs in claw machine Mark Frauenfelder

Gadgets Good deals today on 2018 iPad Pros Rob Beschizza

elections Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is preparing for New York's establishment Dems to eliminate her district Cory Doctorow

fake news Queen in drunken brawl, Prince Harry’s hell, and Meghan Markle’s secrets, in this week’s dubious Royal tabloids Peter Sheridan

Copyfight Taylor Swift makes a payout to all Universal artists a clause in her new record deal Cory Doctorow

Japan Scotty of Strange Parts takes a tour of Akihabara, Tokyo's geek culture headquarters Mark Frauenfelder

art The Weird of Wendy Pini Rob Beschizza

gender Google Manufacturing Robot isn't sure humans belong in tech Cory Doctorow

Human vs Machine Kids win a prize at a claw machine, and their victory celebration is a joy to watch Mark Frauenfelder

vending machines Pictorial history of vending machines, from Ancient Greece to today Bob Knetzger

uk Happy Chilcot Day (A Fairy Story) Charlie Fletcher

science fiction The Android’s Prehistoric Menagerie A Merc Rustad

offworld A brief history of yarn in video games Laura Hudson

Ripoffs As you suspected: claw machines are rigged Mark Frauenfelder

fiction The Man Who Sold The Moon Cory Doctorow

Robogenesis: the terrifying sequel to Robopocalypse Daniel H Wilson

how-do The Wormhole Actualization Machine Alan Watts

Excerpts King of the Weeds: the final Mike Hammer novel Mickey Spillane