the borg "Either join us or grow other potatoes," says Pepsi to small farmers in India it's suing Mark Frauenfelder

Joy rides Gentleman crashes his Lamborghini 20 minutes after buying it Carla Sinclair

coronavirus Every country in the United Nations agreed to a global ceasefire during the pandemic — except the United States Thom Dunn

toys The wonderful history of Troll Dolls David Pescovitz

Art and Design How to draw robots – excellent instructional book Mark Frauenfelder

super mario Here's a delightful ska medley of the Super Mario Otherworld music Thom Dunn

Comics Read the first 10 chapters of my serialized Comic-con satire novel Thom Dunn

social distancing Why is everyone suddenly baking bread? I think I know Gareth Branwyn

science fiction A new blog post series exploring the history and import of cyberpunk launches on Adafruit Gareth Branwyn

cars Lamborghini buyer sues dealer after white car turns yellow Mark Frauenfelder

gwot One of the CIA's waterboarding torturers called himself "The Preacher" and shouted religious nonsense while performing executions Cory Doctorow

Space New Lego International Space Station model kit David Pescovitz

road trips Drivers headed to Atlantic City get stranded when a glitchy Waze ad sends them to the wilderness Carla Sinclair

art Self-portrait of van Gogh during psychotic episode, thought to have been a fake, deemed real David Pescovitz

art Interview with Beeple, artist behind Zuckerberg nightmare art Rob Beschizza

police Starbucks apologizes after two cops claimed they were ignored by the baristas David Pescovitz

happy mutants San Diego's Mysterious Galaxy bookstore is saved! Cory Doctorow

animation Nice animation of Zuckerberg as giant cyborg spider enjoying Facebook's nipple-free techno-utopia Rob Beschizza

happy mutants Death of a Cyborg Cory Doctorow

star wars Doctor Aphra and her murder droids star in this 16-bit animated adaptation of Marvel's "Vader Down" storyline John Struan