Weird A man walked into a McDonald's with a dead badger… David Pescovitz

DIY 'How I built my dowel table' Xeni Jardin

interviews Talking adventure games with Olivia Wood Jeffery Klaehn

DIY Adam Savage's favorite tools: Handheld Sheet Metal Brake Xeni Jardin

music Paul Simon explains his song "Mrs. Robinson" to Dick Cavett (1970) Mark Frauenfelder

music I'm loving this Reggae, Dub, Ska and Rocksteady internet radio station Xeni Jardin

Tabletop gamer's gift guide for 2019 Gareth Branwyn

happy mutants Naomi Kritzer's "Catfishing on the CatNet": an AI caper about the true nature of online friendship Cory Doctorow

health Howto: Extend your wrists' duty-cycle Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Materiality: a new science fiction story for the Oslo Architecture Triennale about sustainable, green abundance Cory Doctorow

politics Schoolhouse Rock style cartoon about impeachment sung by Jonathan Coulton Mark Frauenfelder

World Mental Health Day It’s World Mental Health Day: A primer on depression for the public-at-large Maureen Herman

Gadgets Turn killer quotes by 50 Cent, Kim Kardashian, Donald Trump and more into wall art Boing Boing's Shop

cats Kitty hammock perplexes cat Xeni Jardin

horrifying tales for kids Keeper of Lost Cities: Exile Jason Weisberger

happy mutants Talking with Neal Stephenson about his latest book, "Fall; or, Dodge in Hell" Cory Doctorow

Gadgets Watch a rusted flea-market lamp get lovingly restored Rob Beschizza

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

schizophrenia 1961 psychiatric interview with a schizophrenic Mark Frauenfelder

picks Les Moonves' wife Julie Chen borrows the Camille Cosby playbook Gina Loukareas