Food How to cook up some delicious deep fried water David Pescovitz

History Aviation museums' "most wanted list" of cool aerospace artifacts lost to history David Pescovitz

music video Iggy Pop's "The Passenger" gets a video after 43 years Gareth Branwyn

County fair Fair food fix: California county fair hosts drive-thru events Rusty Blazenhoff

Audio Ghost boxes, psycho-phones, and other devices for listening to spirits David Pescovitz

Technology IBM to exit facial recognition business, opposes use of AI technology for mass surveillance Xeni Jardin

Food This french fry board is so perfect Xeni Jardin

tabloids Roy Horn lives, China lied, and Murder Hornets Swarm America, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

Science How to improve your fried rice using physics David Pescovitz

deaths Roy Horn, of Siegfried and Roy, dies at 75 of Covid Rob Beschizza

tabloids Do the tabloids deserve a government bailout? This week’s dubious offerings make a poor case for their survival. Peter Sheridan

cannabis Celebrate 4/20 by watching the weed exploitation classic Reefer Madness David Pescovitz

pollution A pandemic seems like a great time to *checks notes* weaken regulations on toxic pollutants? Thom Dunn

baking Pandemic sourdough waffles Jason Weisberger

documentaries Drew Friedman's amazing portrait of Jared Kushner for Netflix's "Dirty Money" Mark Frauenfelder

sourdough Pandemic sourdough: Friday Fry Bread Jason Weisberger

books All of Me is Illustrated celebrates the Ray Bradbury Centennial with a 21st Century take on "The Illustrated Man" Matt Maranian

clothing Kentucky Fried Chicken and Crocs collaborate to make clog with plastic meat appliques Mark Frauenfelder

corruption Trump asked about Roger Stone pardon: “I don't want to say that yet…” Xeni Jardin

Food Old Bay launched a hot sauce, it went viral, crashed website, sold out in 30 minutes Xeni Jardin