fire Watch a man crack a the world's longest whip. Then watch him dual-wield fire whips. Rob Beschizza

Gadgets Finally, skincare for men that isn't complicated Boing Boing's Shop

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

tabloids Nipple clamps, squeezed breasts, and a Royal rude awakening, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

not food The real meaning of plantation tours: American Downton Abbey vs American Horror Story Cory Doctorow

coca-cola Cook whips up a batch of 1886-recipe Coca-Cola Seamus Bellamy

happy mutants Talking with Neal Stephenson about his latest book, "Fall; or, Dodge in Hell" Cory Doctorow

useful stuff Fujitsu ScanSnap ix1500 — best way to a paperless archive Mark Frauenfelder

politics A seemingly ingenious, simple solution to nonrepresentative government and gerrymandering Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Here's the funniest, most scathing, most informative and most useful talk on AI and security Cory Doctorow

Funny John Hodgman's outstanding Vacationland: now in paperback! Cory Doctorow

books John Hodgman's Vacationland: a masterpiece of humor that means something Cory Doctorow

web theory Slashdot is 20 Cory Doctorow

video Great behind-the-scenes video of trying out a floating dock for surfing Andrea James

humans Painstation: a Pong cabinet that whips you when you lose Rob Beschizza

guns Why did this man pull a gun on someone else in a snack bar? Rob Beschizza

poetry Hawk Moon: Sam Shepard’s Forgotten First Book Mark Dery

DRONE Oscar Mayer whips out a hotdog-dropping drone Rusty Blazenhoff

Art and Design The $(removed) Ikea milk frother is terrific Mark Frauenfelder

movies Auction: Kelly LeBrock's studded leather jacket from Weird Science David Pescovitz