inspiration How to tie your shoes with just one hand Rusty Blazenhoff

mistakes Exploding Whale Memorial Park opens near site where that beached whale was blown up in 1970 Rusty Blazenhoff

donald trump NYC to paint 'BLACK LIVES MATTER' symbol in front of Trump Tower along 5th avenue, so POTUS sees it Xeni Jardin

ads CNBC sting: most ad networks accepted fake news site full of scraped content Rob Beschizza

Games This AI re-created a playable version of Pac-Man just by watching 50,000 episodes of gameplay Mark Frauenfelder

mistakes Quibi reportedly tanking within days of launch Rob Beschizza

politics 6.6m Americans filed for unemployment last week Rob Beschizza

bureacracy After passenger told U.S. Customs agent that her suitcase once held a smashed banana, she was detained and added to a watch list Mark Frauenfelder

Business Biden says Section 230 tech liability shield should end for Facebook, Zuckerberg should be subject to civil liability Xeni Jardin

dinosaurs The largest insect that ever lived, the Dragonfly-like Meganeuropsis, had a wingspan of 28" Gareth Branwyn

health Insulin prices doubled between 2012 and 2016 Cory Doctorow

late stage capitalism The weak spots that let journalists expose the finances of looters, organized criminals and oligarchs Cory Doctorow

Harvey Weinstein Another Harvey Weinstein accuser speaks out: "He tried to rape me" Carla Sinclair

privacy Gawker's new owners demand right to search journalists, ban encrypted email and institute dress code Cory Doctorow

twitter Analyzing 800 daily tweets that say "Today was the day that Donald Trump became president" Cory Doctorow

stupid talking heads Julián Castro shuts down Megan McCain's 'lawless border' talking points Jason Weisberger

Business Dieselgate 2.0: 42,000 Mercedes diesels recalled for "illegal software" Cory Doctorow

athletes Co-captain of the US women's national soccer team: “I’m not going to the f*cking White House.” Mark Frauenfelder

picks Racist groups banned by Facebook change account names, get right back on, research shows Xeni Jardin

News YouTube star Austin Jones faces prison after child porn guilty plea, coerced teen girls to perform sexual acts live online Xeni Jardin