Business A 17-year-old is leading Michigan's Right to Repair movement Cory Doctorow

racism St Louis couple point guns at peaceful protestors on street by mansion Rob Beschizza

music Nile Rodgers tells of transforming Bowie's "Let's Dance" from folky to beyond funky David Pescovitz

dogs Puppy enjoys skritches Xeni Jardin

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

coronavirus Hotel bedbugs face severe food shortage Mark Frauenfelder

Entertainment Tommy Boy and First Blood actor Brian Dennehy has died Xeni Jardin

well this is awkward What's a really awkward situation that everyone can relate with? Mark Frauenfelder

Technology Visiting a China trade show for fireworks manufacturing machines Lux Sparks-Pescovitz

Business Ireland suspects Russia is trying to crack transatlantic fiber-optic ocean bed cables Xeni Jardin

tips An intriguing list of "little-known but obvious facts" Mark Frauenfelder

bedbugs Free bedbugs at Walmart in Pennsylvania Carla Sinclair

Games Secret games to play when you're bored in public John Struan

family Dog: 'Human, no stop skritches.' Xeni Jardin

books Archaeologists in Egypt discovered one of the first illustrated books in history David Pescovitz

Space Incredible photo from the space station that astronaut Christina Koch took of her best friend headed to meet her in orbit David Pescovitz

education School iPads have bugs. Real bugs. David Pescovitz

summer reading list Ask Reddit: "What book f*cked you up mentally?" Mark Frauenfelder

science fiction Exclusive excerpt of Rudy Rucker's new novel: Million Mile Road Trip Mark Frauenfelder

Science Skrillex song messes up mosquitos' attacks and mating according to scientific study David Pescovitz