art Dieter Rams's "10 Principles of Good Design" David Pescovitz

apple New iPad Pros are coming out of the box already bent Seamus Bellamy

art NASA-inspired artist Tom Sachs' new Mars Yard sneaker for Nike David Pescovitz

books Supersonic: a glorious new art book about the Concorde airplane David Pescovitz

manufacturing The ingenious design of the aluminum beverage can Mark Frauenfelder

art Madeline Gannon's Mimus examines robot-human interdependence Andrea James

design Coffee table book about the design of sex toys Mark Frauenfelder

art Fascinating short doc about Keith Haring's mural in Melbourne and its stolen signature David Pescovitz

Gadgets These home office essentials will have your home feeling like a real office Boing Boing's Shop

Gadgets Learn about electrical circuits, critical theorems, solar energy and more with this training Boing Boing's Shop

Dungeons & Dragons Revolutionize your next Dungeons & Dragons game with this anticapitalist / anarchist campaign guide Thom Dunn

Gadgets This smart air purifier knows when your air quality is bad — and then fixes it for you Boing Boing's Shop

apple Auction of early Apple memorabilia owned by the company's original product design engineer David Pescovitz

epa Federal court rules that Scott Pruitt’s sham EPA can’t ban scientists from its scientific advisory board Thom Dunn

chemistry What is the world's foulest smell? It's called “U.S. Government Standard Bathroom Malodor” Mark Frauenfelder

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

eff In serving big company interests, copyright is in crisis Cory Doctorow

late stage capitalism McKinsey bills the US government $3m a year for anodyne advice from 23-year-old college grads Cory Doctorow

books Boing Boing's 28 favorite books in 2019 Rob Beschizza

Games The game Operation was born as a test of desert survival skills David Pescovitz