DIY A homemade electric knife is a great idea if you enjoy terrible ideas Seamus Bellamy

what could go wrong? Sword does not meet watermelon Mark Frauenfelder

politics VOA to be run by Steve Bannon, Sebastian Gorka, and Trump CEO pick Michael Pack, so two top VOA directors just quit Xeni Jardin

tabloids Roy Horn lives, China lied, and Murder Hornets Swarm America, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

pyrotechnics Teach shut-in children the joys of pyro with homemade fire snakes Gareth Branwyn

trump Trump to visit FEMA for coronavirus video call with Governors. What could go wrong? Xeni Jardin

security When FBI complained, Apple dumped plans for encrypted iPhone backups: Report Xeni Jardin

tabloids Johnny Depp dying, Caitlyn Jenner’s baby, and the sexiest man alive, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

facebook Instagram launches 'Threads' messaging app just for friends Xeni Jardin

Turn your drone into a flying flamethrower David Pescovitz

usausausa Frederick Douglass: What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July? Cory Doctorow

Business Axon makes false statements to town that bought its police bodycams, threatens to tase their credit-rating if they cancel the contract Cory Doctorow

serious business Uber stock falters on first day Rob Beschizza

science fiction Exclusive excerpt of Rudy Rucker's new novel: Million Mile Road Trip Mark Frauenfelder

fraud How the patent office's lax standards gave Elizabeth Holmes the BS patents she needed to defraud investors and patients Cory Doctorow

fake news Princess Di’s killer, Burt Reynolds is a killer, and a killer milkshake, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

fake news Back to the future with this week’s time-traveling tabloids Peter Sheridan

dinosaurs Russians cloning wooly mammoths, Jurassic Park-style "Ice Age theme park" may be in the works Jason Weisberger

Japan Enjoy this shrimp-flavored popcorn for breakfast Thersa Matsuura