easter Spend Easter with John Waters at California's kitsch castle, The Madonna Inn Rusty Blazenhoff

music Watch Blondie's Debbie Harry on a pogo stick explaining the punk Pogo dance (1978) David Pescovitz

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Gadgets Wickedbone is a smart dog toy that plays with your pooch all on its own Boing Boing's Shop

scams Online mattress sales have given rise to a new kind of con game – reselling filthy mattresses as new Mark Frauenfelder

britain What British children's TV used to be like Rob Beschizza

Gadgets Control your dog's shedding and keep them comfortable with this onesie Boing Boing's Shop

real estate Seattle: Bidding war for $330,000+ home that was too filthy and hazardous for anyone to even tour David Pescovitz

coronavirus Wuhan (pop. 11 million) shutting down public transport to halt spread of coronavirus Mark Frauenfelder

Games Japan’s "Filthiest Underground Gaming Magazine" enters the Internet Archive Rob Beschizza

signs Mildly interesting old sign found in basement Rob Beschizza

outbreaks Never-before-seen virus could be cause of pneumonia outbreak in China Mark Frauenfelder

canada Internal docs reveal that Canada's Exxon subsidiary knew about climate change risks and lied about it for decades Cory Doctorow

canada Alberta's tax-funded climate denial "war room" ripped off its logo from a US tech company Cory Doctorow

useful stuff I am the master of my home plumbing Mark Frauenfelder

republic of gilead Hallmark channel flips, then flops on hate group's pressure over lesbian kiss commercial Mark Frauenfelder

Kids Quiet Rooms: Illinois schools lead the nation in imprisoning very young, disabled children in isolation chambers Cory Doctorow

john waters Kathleen Turner, Patty Hearst and Mink Stole will be counselors at Camp John Waters in 2020 Rusty Blazenhoff

travel Airbnb's easily gamed reputation system and poor customer service allow scammers to thrive Cory Doctorow