uk Tory Council Leader's son gets plum job with government contractor, teen constituent damned as an "appalling little child" for asking about it Cory Doctorow

guns Elmer Fudd's gun gone in new Looney Tunes Cartoons David Pescovitz

Reviews How does a $40 Yeti bucket stand up against a $2 hardware store version? Mark Frauenfelder

animals Newly discovered c.1933 footage of the extinct Tasmanian Tiger (thylacine) David Pescovitz

surveillance Ring doorbell app packed with third-party trackers Bill Budington

fashion "Jesus Shoes" are Nikes laced with holy water John Struan

Bad words YouTube demonetizing videos where LGBTQ keywords are said Rob Beschizza

mit MIT says Jeffrey Epstein gave $800,000, issues statement on MIT Media Lab, Joi Ito, Seth Lloyd Xeni Jardin

happy mutants Tim Maughan's Infinite Detail: a debut sf novel about counterculture, resistance, and the post-internet apocalypse Cory Doctorow

cannabis Maine restaurant getting lobsters high to ease their suffering Rusty Blazenhoff

video Lovely drone footage of a massive Argentine salt flat Andrea James

Science Watch this cool demonstration of a vintage carbon arc lamp Andrea James

music Interesting vintage documentary on how analog technologies changed the sound of music Andrea James

Gadgets Boing Boing Gift Guide 2017 Gift Guide

Japan Uncanny Japan: a podcast highlighting "all that is weird from old Japan" Cory Doctorow

surveillance This public toilet scans your face to make sure you don't use too much toilet paper Mark Frauenfelder

trump Trump personally involved in quest to find National Parks staffer who retweeted image of his sparse inauguration crowd Rob Beschizza

trump Breaking: Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn resigns Mark Frauenfelder

music Make any song swing Rob Beschizza