science fiction Fan films and the future of fantasy Ethan Gilsdorf

crime Tourist fined $1,200 for swiping sand from Italian beach David Pescovitz

animals Woman gored after approaching bison in Yellowstone National Park Mark Frauenfelder

Games Bernband: explore a looming yet intimate alien city Rob Beschizza

protests D.C. man welcomed over 60 protesters overnight into his home Rusty Blazenhoff

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

vandals Death Valley National Park rangers seeking rock-defacing vandal Mark Frauenfelder

Games Gamer Bed sleeps one Rob Beschizza

harry mack Watch: Freestyle rapper turns random words from strangers into incredible performance Carla Sinclair

Weird Box full of bear cubs bewilders North Carolina man Xeni Jardin

google Oops: Some 'Google Photos' videos in 'Google Takeout' backups were exported to strangers last November Xeni Jardin

medicine It's ok for dead men to donate sperm, according to medical ethics study David Pescovitz

Business Google re-integrates Xiaomi, China firm says Google Nest Hubs connected to its security cameras can no longer access feeds from random homes Xeni Jardin

crime You will be helped! Research using real-world situations fails to replicate the "bystander effect" Cory Doctorow

Gadgets After random surveillance images started to show up on users' devices, Google blocked Xiaomi from running Assistant or Google Home Cory Doctorow

Business Google 'disabling Xiaomi integrations on our devices' after Nest Hub user picked up random pics from strangers' feeds Xeni Jardin

language Codifying "Boomerspeak" and debating the ethics of poking fun at it Cory Doctorow

tabletop games What's new in tabletop gaming (Indie edition) Gareth Branwyn

facial recognition I tried to access my secret consumer data. Their facial recognition software told me to smile. Thom Dunn

Copyfight Minnesota Public Radio sent us one of the weirdest legal threats we've ever received (and they won't explain it) Cory Doctorow