Real things that actually exist This is a $9K ball of yarn Rusty Blazenhoff

art 'My uncle from Romania just built this out of recycled old parts from everyday objects' Xeni Jardin

makers Revisiting Make:'s weekly Math Monday column Gareth Branwyn

photography Everyday objects up close Rob Beschizza

Gadgets This app uses AI and augmented reality to get you speaking a new language Boing Boing's Shop

robots Electromechanical "skin" turns everyday objects into robots David Pescovitz

rube goldberg Rube Goldberg machine dispenses lemonade nine minutes later Rusty Blazenhoff

art Bioartist is breeding flies adapted for life on Titan Cory Doctorow

Startling microscopic view of a butterfly David Pescovitz

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

happy mutants Paintings of everyday objects, sashimi-sliced Cory Doctorow

fashion Couture platform Crocs Rusty Blazenhoff

Real Life Charts These found-object charts are both quirky and insightful Caroline Siede

Gadgets Tiffany sold out of a ton of those laughable sterling silver "everyday objects" Cory Doctorow

late stage capitalism Rich and dumb? Here's something for you Mark Frauenfelder

b-side Tiffany's offers a tin can for $1,000 Rob Beschizza

books Challenge Racist Narratives with Watermelons, Nooses, and Straight Razors, a New Book and Teaching Tool David Pilgrim

Object Arranging Immensely satisfying rainbow art Caroline Siede

Technology How new emojis are born, a comic David Pescovitz

legos The Daily Lego project finds the whimsy in everyday objects Caroline Siede