Friday morning coffee reads

A regular roundup of interesting stories from the week to enjoy with your morning coffee.

1. A criminal gang used a drone swarm to harass an FBI raid.
2. An oral history  of Johnny Cash’s At Folsom Prison at 50.
3. The gambler who cracked the horse-racing code. Related: The man who cracked the lottery and author delays book about poker due to huge wins.
4. The physics of doing the laundry.
5. It’s official: Tut’s Tomb has no hidden chambers after all.
6. Meet the man who spent the last 20 years as a full-time resident of Royal Caribbean cruise ships (video).
7. Why barns are red.
8. A thermodynamic answer to why birds migrate.
9. American Airlines flight attendants rent out their seniority for $200.
10. Ian McEwan “dubious” about schools studying his books, after he helped son with essay and got a C+

If you’re looking for a good book to read, I recommend The Sun Does Shine, the autobiography of Anthony Ray Hinton who was sent to Alabama’s death row in 1985 for two murders he didn’t commit. It’s an extraordinary story of rising above hate and stoically serving as an inspiration for others. Here’s my full review.