machines Watch a fidget spinner spin at 50,000 RPMs… and then break David Pescovitz

toys Fidget Cube available directly from its inventor Rob Beschizza

happy mutants Kinekt adds three new colors to their amazing, classic geared fidget-rings Cory Doctorow

happy mutants The Slider: an alluring, machined-metal worry-stone Cory Doctorow

politics Nancy Pelosi becomes Speaker of The House, 116th Congress is most diverse ever Xeni Jardin

fake news Kidnapping solved, Tom Cruise’s love plot, and inside Area 51 – in this week’s fact-challenged tabloids Peter Sheridan

bad hair days Stylist who gave man unwanted ‘Three Stooges' haircut arrested for snipping his ear Mark Frauenfelder

bad hair Angry barber gives man a 'Three Stooges' haircut and a snip on his ear Rusty Blazenhoff

video Affordable fidget and stim toys Andrea James

Gadgets Fidget Cube: clicky, twisty cubes for "mindful fidgeting" Cory Doctorow

Everything not forbidden is mandatory School forbids clapping, allows "silent cheering," face pulling, and air punching Mark Frauenfelder