class war Stephen Hawking: robots could give us all material abundance, unless rich people hoard all the wealth Cory Doctorow

coronavirus Baseball stadium invites dancing robots to mask eerie emptiness during game Carla Sinclair

native americans That time George Washington ordered "total destruction and devastation" of the Haudenosaunee Thom Dunn

Gadgets You can get 5 of these best selling apps for over 90% off their regular price Boing Boing's Shop

News Meet Rahul Dubey, 'absolute legend' who sheltered ~70 protestors inside his home for 8 hours overnight Xeni Jardin

History Tony Hawk's first skateboard is now in the Smithsonian David Pescovitz

sports 11-year-old skateboarder lands first 1080 on a vertical ramp David Pescovitz

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

UFOs Pentagon releases UFO footage Thom Dunn

COVID-19 Celebrating the mad genius of music producer Hal Willner, who has died, likely of COVID-19 Gareth Branwyn

Comics The Mountain Goats have a new song about Marvel Comics with possibly the longest title ever Thom Dunn

crime Scam coronavirus testing drive-thru sites reported Rob Beschizza

makers Guy recreates carbon filament electric light bulb Mark Frauenfelder

tabloids A beheaded tot, isolated stars, and cure coronavirus with herbs, in last week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

Entertainment Boris and the Bomb: a fast paced and funny indie flick that is now on Amazon Prime Jason Weisberger

fraudsters Fraudster Jim Bakker is hawking "medicinal seeds" Mark Frauenfelder

happy mutants 88 Names: Matt Ruff's MMORPG heist novel is "Snow Crash meets the King and I" Cory Doctorow

art Nighthawks in quarantine Rob Beschizza

art A signed Salvador Dalí woodcut print turned up in thrift shop David Pescovitz

1980s Watch skateboarder Tony Hawk, age 13, in his first TV appearance (1981) David Pescovitz