mechanical keyboards An interesting collection of artisanal space bars Rob Beschizza

coronavirus COVID-19 killed the Costco half-sheet cake Xeni Jardin

Space The Space Station is getting a nice new toilet David Pescovitz

Gadgets Planning a road trip? Don't hit the road without this luggage carrier Boing Boing's Shop

books The New Yorker's profile of William Gibson: "Droll, chilled out, and scarily articulate" Cory Doctorow

Entertainment Disneyland: A visit to Trader Sam's Enchanted Tiki Bar Rusty Blazenhoff

happy mutant This is not a box of chocolates (it's felt art by LeBrie Rich) Rusty Blazenhoff

politics ICE is detaining 50,000 people under Trump, an all-time high Xeni Jardin

google Amazon is using purchase data to sell targeted ads, which is creepy, but not because they've invented a mind-control ray Cory Doctorow

mistakes Slack's new logo is a penis swastika Rob Beschizza

music THE BUREAU: Part Six, The History of Telepathic Infant-Based Mind Control of U.S. Presidents Ethan Persoff

psychedelic A handful of psychedelic "Atlantis" mushrooms in Amsterdam Jason Weisberger

happy mutants Increasing accessibility to increase bookstore profits Cory Doctorow

fake news Queen collapses, Stacy Peterson’s body found, Jennifer Aniston’s post-divorce hook-ups, and other news that never happened, in this week’s fact-challenged tabloids. Peter Sheridan

deaths Read the 1999 Anthony Bourdain essay that started it all Xeni Jardin

NASA How to decode the images on the Voyager Golden Record Ron Barry

History What to do with Confederate statues? James Glaser

fake news Trump’s White House hit list, America’s most hated mom, and sex scandals, in this week’s tabloids Peter Sheridan

Gadgets Your squeezing hands outperform this $400 IoT juicer Cory Doctorow

picks A DIY Peloton at-home stationary cycling solution for introverts Jason Weisberger