books Coffee lids: new book on the elegant design of a modern scourge Andrea James

video Watch Commodity City, short documentary on a massive Chinese market Andrea James

louis vuitton There's a Louis Vuitton ping pong set and it's still cheaper than that Tiffany's ball of yarn Rusty Blazenhoff

Japan Teardown of iconic Sony TR-63 transistor radio from 1957 Mark Frauenfelder

Weird How To Buy Meat, the record album David Pescovitz

squirrels US federal government agency issues a very important warning about the … Squirrel Realm? Thom Dunn

Sex Understanding the neuroscience of pleasure Mark Frauenfelder

education You can major in cannabis at this university. Officially. David Pescovitz

drugs A sober look at kratom, a psychoactive plant that has many claimed benefits, and has also inspired a moral panic Cory Doctorow

storytelling Rian Johnson explains the art of an excellent plot twist Thom Dunn

Gadgets 10 deals from 2019 that you can still get in the new year Boing Boing's Shop

late stage capitalism After unsuccessful legislative reform, German radicals defy the law to dumpster-dive at grocery stores Cory Doctorow

Business Arbitrage nomads are stripping the carcasses of America's dying big-box stores and moving the choicest morsels into Amazon warehouses Cory Doctorow

law Mississippi makes it a jailable offense to call plant-based or cultured-meat patties "burgers" Cory Doctorow

normalizing racism Ex-GOP staffer who racially assaulted black woman and wrote for white supremacist site VDare now writes for WSJ, Forbes Xeni Jardin

makers Maker Faire: A “Bright Spot” for the Future Dale Dougherty

mistakes 70s fonts back in fashion Rob Beschizza

DIY This is Birdpunk, the intersection of DIY, environmentalism, and birdwatching David Pescovitz

music Mallwave: nostalgic synth music for imaginary and abandoned shopping centers David Pescovitz

books The Myth of Capitalism: an ardent capitalist decries monopoly Cory Doctorow