magic Escape artist rescued after losing consciousness in tank during international magic festival Carla Sinclair

astronomy 139 new TNOs (trans-Neptunian objects) discovered while doing a dark energy survey Gareth Branwyn

archaeology A truck crashed into one of the Easter Island head statues and destroyed it David Pescovitz

art criticism Art critic says her dislike of $20,000 artwork caused it to shatter Mark Frauenfelder

crime Video shows cop lied Rob Beschizza

eu Catalan independence movement declares a general strike in Barcelona Cory Doctorow

Journalism After a police raid, a Nicaraguan cartoonist has found sanctuary in the United States Thom Dunn

california LA is going to get cheap nighttime power from a massive solar and battery array in the Mojave Cory Doctorow

animation Zooming way, way in on the tip of a ballpoint pen Mark Frauenfelder

picks I've been diving off the Conception many times Jason Weisberger

music Pedro Bell, the psychedelic painter behind Funkadelic's visual vibe, RIP David Pescovitz

happy mutants Announcing: the tour for "How To: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems," Randall "XKCD" Munroe's next book Cory Doctorow

makers PyBadge is a credit card sized computer with a built-in display Mark Frauenfelder

art New issue of Faesthetic, the lavish and mindbending art 'zine David Pescovitz

News Facebook users demand their Cambridge Analytica data, as 'dirty data' firm dies in bankruptcy Xeni Jardin

trump As with Nicaragua, so too America Seamus Bellamy

italy Italy gives boot to 629 desperate migrants Seamus Bellamy

News Cambridge Analytica: Director 'met Assange to discuss U.S. election', channelled $ to WikiLeaks Xeni Jardin

politics Spain's austerity-loving, authoritarian Prime Minister loses no-confidence vote and is replaced by a socialist Cory Doctorow

youtube Killer gets 180-day sentence for YouTube stunt gone wrong Seamus Bellamy