seventies Thrift score: Vintage string art made by the guy who kicked off the fad Rusty Blazenhoff

video Asia's toothpick crossbow fad is even worse than our fidget spinner fad Andrea James

automotive Ah yes, the short-lived 1950s fad of illuminated tires Andrea James

twitter "What if only … voted?" fad briefly conquers Twitter Rob Beschizza

books Books sold by the linear foot Rob Beschizza

trolls Pounded in the butt by my own dark SEO: the weird, true story of #Cockygate Cory Doctorow

Gadgets Century-old comic accurately depicts the nightmare of cellphones Rob Beschizza

urban theory The elite belief in Uberized, Muskized cities is at odds with fundamental, irrefutable facts of geometry Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Automated book-culling software drives librarians to create fake patrons to "check out" endangered titles Cory Doctorow

xmas Nothing says Christmas like an aluminum tree Ben Marks

media Trump’s wild imaginings promulgated in tabloids alongside equally fact-challenged celebrity “news” Peter Sheridan

books Fun book about toys of the '50s, '60s and '70s Bob Knetzger

design Popular design guides are responsible for plague of grey type Cory Doctorow

Science Bellwether: Connie Willis's classic, hilarious novel about the science of trendiness Cory Doctorow

bad architecture Why open offices are terrible Mark Frauenfelder

Science Green tea doesn't promote weight loss Cory Doctorow

work Office work destroys your body Rob Beschizza