hygiene Why didn't bidets catch on in the United States? Mark Frauenfelder

video games Xbox-branded deodorant and other personal hygiene products David Pescovitz

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Space US silver dollar coin design commemorating astronaut/schoolteacher Christa McAuliffe David Pescovitz

coronavirus GOP Ohio lawmaker: 'African Americans or the colored population' get coronavirus because they 'do not wash their hands as well as other groups' Xeni Jardin

health Concept design for a drill-like tool that augers wax out of your ear Mark Frauenfelder

tabloids Royal brawl in palace, Brad & Jen’s reunion, and 2020 predictions in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

late stage capitalism After unsuccessful legislative reform, German radicals defy the law to dumpster-dive at grocery stores Cory Doctorow

law The TSA strip searched a grandmother on Mother's Day and now says that she's overreacting because it's no different from a locker room Cory Doctorow

Alaska This 64-year-old describes why he chose to live house-free in Alaska Mark Frauenfelder

Space Russia planning to build boutique hotel on the International Space Station David Pescovitz

radioactive If there's a nuclear blast, "do not use hair conditioner in your hair"! Carla Sinclair

happy mutants Happy Mutants travel happy with this travel bidet Jason Weisberger

happy mutants Artist in residence sought for Bioprocess Labratory in Zurich Cory Doctorow

picks Human advice for exercising while depressed Cory Doctorow

Kids Children in Uganda watch a hobbyist's drone fly for the first time, and totally flip out Xeni Jardin

great artists Grabbing Dan Time with Hollywood's most elusive illustrator Michael Borys

offworld How card games became cool again Kim Nguyen

The secret life of a public library security guard Dana Bialek