books David Foster Wallace's essays on tennis, finally collected between one set of covers Cory Doctorow

robots Wearable robotic "third arm" can punch through a wall David Pescovitz

tabloids Kim Jong-un is dead, Prince Andrew is broke, and Kobe Bryant killed himself, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

rona Official: You can kick their balls, but don't touch them Rob Beschizza

DIY Making DIY Homemade Puppets with Jim Henson in 1969 Thom Dunn

Science Japanese spacecraft fired cannonball into asteroid David Pescovitz

politics As coronavirus spreads, Melania Trump defends new White House tennis pavilion Xeni Jardin

music Andrew Weatherall, Primal Scream producer, acid house legend, RIP David Pescovitz

Adam Savage Adam Savage and Numberphile's Matt Parker discuss math-love and Matt's latest book, Humble Pi Gareth Branwyn

sports Australian Open tennis player scolded for asking ball girl to peel his banana David Pescovitz

useful stuff This travel daypack zips up into a tennis ball sized bundle Mark Frauenfelder

Devil Dan New Disney+ promo video fails to mention The Million Dollar Duck Mark Frauenfelder

corruption How the "Varsity Blues" admissions scam punished deserving, hard working kids so that mediocre kids of the super-rich could prosper Cory Doctorow

tabloids Princess Diana’s killer found (yet again) and Epstein scandal blackmail, in this week’s dubious tabloids. Peter Sheridan

robots This bipedal robot is a flying drone with legs David Pescovitz

photography Beautiful infrared video of ballet dancer David Pescovitz

Entertainment Gwyneth Paltrow wants to sell you a vibrator Jason Weisberger

checkmate Why chess wrecks the bodies of grandmasters Clive Thompson

aaron persky Judge who sentenced rapist Brock Turner to only 6 months now a high school coach for girls Carla Sinclair

happy mutants Marina Abramovic in Belgrade Jasmina Tesanovic