The DNC may have wrapped up the two parties’ debutant festivities, but the politicking is far from over. With every economic statistic being politicized by both sides, and partisan appeals filling the airwaves, one could be forgiven for being a little weary of all the election-centered news coverage. As we head into the weekend, we have just the thing for the election-weary reader: our weekend reads.

• Time-lapse footage shows an artist drawing downtown NYC in 80 seconds (Co.Design)
• Catching waves in Idaho? Bungee surfing in rivers could be the next big thing (Wall St. Journal)
• Russian man fakes death, proposes to fiancé… at the same time (ABC News)
• Amazing high-resolution insect photography (The Blog is Mine)
• The greatest shot in the history of paralympic table tennis (Slate)
• DARPA’s cheetah-robot now runs faster than Usain Bolt (The Week)