robots New San Francisco restaurant has factory-style "burger bot" making all its hamburgers Carla Sinclair

statues The last time a Frederick Douglass statue was vandalized in Rochester, it was because of drunk college kids Thom Dunn

guns Gun Violence Isn't a Problem — it's actually 5 Problems, with Different Solutions Thom Dunn

Business 'Cars now run on the new oil — your data.' Xeni Jardin

happy mutant I chatted with Danny Elfman about his new MasterClass, and his ventriloquist dummy "Buddy" Rusty Blazenhoff

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

gop When Steve Bannon & co spent $1,000 on booze at Mar-a-Lago, taxpayers picked up the tab Cory Doctorow

Science More promising news about phages, the parasites that prey on parasites Cory Doctorow

politics Judge Amy Berman Jackson imposes gag order on Roger Stone, can no longer speak publicly about the investigation or case Xeni Jardin

writing Richard Kadrey talks about his latest book and what comes next after Sandman Slim Seamus Bellamy

fake news JFK Jr. murdered, Princess Diana murdered, and Prince George targeted by assassin, in this week’s killer tabloids Peter Sheridan

novels What happens when everything is available anywhere? Tal M Klein

fake news Stevie Wonder’s vision restored, O.J. Simpson’s hookers, and Hugh Hefner didn’t have to die, in this week’s tabloids Peter Sheridan

interviews Interview with Timothy Leary archivist Michael Horowitz Lisa Rein

health Establishment Dems worried they'll get primaried if they don't back single-payer healthcare Cory Doctorow

picks A butts-on review of Boing Boing's favorite bargain bidet Jason Weisberger

1990s The glorious inelegance of the 1990s family computer Jess Kimble Leslie

stoicism Here’s an ancient philosophy so simple even a 5-year-old could understand it Ryan Holiday

Technology What does it mean to be human in an age of machines? Institute for the Future

halloween The Candy Hierarchy for 2016: Halloween's best and worst treats David Ng and Ben Cohen