Japan Scotty of Strange Parts takes a tour of Akihabara, Tokyo's geek culture headquarters Mark Frauenfelder

music Outstanding, free, and far-out music stream from Aquarium Drunkard David Pescovitz

interviews Talking adventure games with Olivia Wood Jeffery Klaehn

Business O'Reilly Media shutters its conference business forever David Pescovitz

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

mistakes What should become of the MIT Media Lab? Rob Beschizza

happy mutants How to Do Nothing: Jenny Odell's case for resisting "The Attention Economy" Cory Doctorow

Delightful Creatures Wild pig on a beach charges an Instagram model and bites her on the bum Carla Sinclair

Kids Pop culture characters organized by color Andrea James

Funko Your 80's nostalgia merch just got Precious Gina Loukareas

magazines Free pulp sci-fi, mystery, crime and fantasy magazines? Yes please! Seamus Bellamy

science fiction Exploring the politics and history of alternate universes at the Templin Institute Gareth Branwyn

gaming What's new in tabletop gaming? (April edition) Gareth Branwyn

design Greeting cards Silicon Valley geeks will surely appreciate Rusty Blazenhoff

happy mutants To do at SXSW: Cypherpunks Strike Back! and Cyborg Pride Parade Cory Doctorow

History My RSS feeds from a decade ago, a snapshot of gadget blogging when that was a thing Rob Beschizza

computers Crunch: game development hell Rob Beschizza

novels What happens when everything is available anywhere? Tal M Klein

books Sourdough: a delicious story about nerdism and the flesh, by Robin "Mr Penumbra" Sloan Cory Doctorow