china Adding wireless charging to an old iPhone is both terrifying and satisfying Seamus Bellamy

makers Tour of a printed circuit board factory in China Mark Frauenfelder

puzzles My trip through the Starmaze: a world in the 9th dimension Jane Frauenfelder

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france Is France's capital city lying to its citizens about a new audio surveillance project? Seamus Bellamy

makers Thinking back on the special magic of Make: and Maker Faire Gareth Branwyn

makers Scotty of Strange Parts shops for wireless LEDs in Tokyo Mark Frauenfelder

rpgs What's new in tabletop gaming (April 2019 edition) Gareth Branwyn

happy mutants How to Do Nothing: Jenny Odell's case for resisting "The Attention Economy" Cory Doctorow

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lost and found Woman demands that plane turn back mid-flight when she realizes she forgot her baby at the airport Carla Sinclair

reefer madness Malcolm Gladwell wrote a flawed weed moral panic piece for The New Yorker Mark Frauenfelder

music THE BUREAU: Part Seven, "Lockdown in the Building, News of an Active Shooter Near the Cafeteria" — with Mr Quintron's Circuit-Bent Guitars Ethan Persoff

Japan Scotty of Strange Parts takes a tour of Akihabara, Tokyo's geek culture headquarters Mark Frauenfelder

design Our homes are designed for stuff, making them unsuitable for people Cory Doctorow

art Frighteningly strange high-heeled "skin shoes" now for sale David Pescovitz

fashion The 'Kaiju Cage-Match' shirt shows smackdown of strange creatures Rusty Blazenhoff

makers Scotty of strange parts adds wireless charging to an old iPhone Mark Frauenfelder

roleplaying games What's new in the world of tabletop gaming? (Early August Edition) Gareth Branwyn