music Paul Simon explains his song "Mrs. Robinson" to Dick Cavett (1970) Mark Frauenfelder

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

black hills Why Native Americans are protesting Trump's celebration at Mount Rushmore Maddie Lee

trump Judge issues temporary restraining order against publication of Mary Trump's tell all book Mark Frauenfelder

movies Legendary comedian Carl Reiner, RIP David Pescovitz

politics Trump administration sues John Bolton to block publication of new book that claims presidential misconduct Xeni Jardin

facebook Over 30 ex-Facebook employees slam Zuckerberg's inaction on harmful political posts in open letter Carla Sinclair

podcasts A new podcast explores the CIA's involvement with writing a hit song for the Scorpions Thom Dunn

puzzles Watching this guy solve a sudoku is deeply satisfying Mark Frauenfelder

evolution These volcano-dwelling snails are metal as hell, and also have iron shells. Thom Dunn

rona Blackpool tourist office begs tourists not to visit Blackpool Rob Beschizza

COVID-19 Is anyone surprised?: "Reopen America" is an astroturf campaign Gareth Branwyn

robotics Simone Giertz makes a parent robot that pats her on the back (after she deposits money into it) Gareth Branwyn

movies Bruce Lee: His Greatest Hits David Pescovitz

AI Astonishingly weird video of AI-generated facial expressions mapped to music David Pescovitz

coronavirus Britain's sewers blocked by toilet paper alternatives Rob Beschizza

coronavirus Excellent advice from Simon Pegg Rob Beschizza

miniseries Watch the trailer for HBO's "The Plot Against America" miniseries debuting 3/16/2020 Mark Frauenfelder

simone giertz Simone Giertz makes a paper shredder from her own brain scan Gareth Branwyn