b-side Blackout curtains perforated with nighttime scenes Andrea James

infosec How to spy on someone using a lightbulb as a remote microphone Thom Dunn

Gadgets Got a quick fix sewing job that needs to be taken care of? This handheld sewer gets it done in minutes Boing Boing's Shop

scared straight Indonesia punishes self-quarantine violators by locking them up in haunted houses Carla Sinclair

cars The only car from the 1980s I'd drive Jason Weisberger

makers Meet the rocket scientist who invented the Super Soaker David Pescovitz

Kids Daughter, 5, asks Dad for 'pink forest to camp in.' Dad 'delivered, on a budget!' Xeni Jardin

books Inside Roald Dahl's backyard writing "hut" David Pescovitz

happy mutant Find the cuss words in these delightfully subversive 'swearing patterns' Rusty Blazenhoff

video Curtains Up, a short film on movies and meditation featuring David Lynch Andrea James

movies Cutlery from 2001: A Space Odyssey is available on Amazon David Pescovitz

satire An interview with Jordan Peterson, who believes in witches and dragons Cory Doctorow

creepy people Annoyed pregnant woman purposely trips little boy and gives him a concussion Carla Sinclair

tools The best way to get rid of dog hair is this rubbery sponge Rob Beschizza

politics Comey was so creeped out by Trump, he tried to hide in curtains to avoid Donald's weird hug Xeni Jardin

happy mutants "Hole Roll": blackout curtains with trompe l'oeil cityscapes cut into them Cory Doctorow

video Danish Northern lights timelapse: at the edge of the solar storm Andrea James

History Meth, Hitler and the Reich: the true, untold story of the Nazis' dependence on coke, meth and oxy Cory Doctorow

picks Prince: death by ignorance and fear Maureen Herman

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