intriguing vegetation Tree root completely surrounded a brick Rob Beschizza

events There's a cool Ignite Live event tonight at 6pm PT Mark Frauenfelder

puzzles My trip through the Starmaze: a world in the 9th dimension Jane Frauenfelder

Tokyo Watch this relaxing walk along Tokyo's Cat Street Mark Frauenfelder

Food Homemade sourdough is so April. Try your hand at home-cured meat! Matt Maranian

Science What near-death experiences can tell scientists about how the brain works David Pescovitz

420 This 420 podcast about Black Holes will blow your mind with the power of Christ Thom Dunn

tabloids Coronavirus can make you fat, the Queen is still dying, and a sex tape nightmare, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

Gadgets Become a master of Python programming with the help of this training bundle Boing Boing's Shop

Gadgets Become a master of Raspberry Pi and Arduino with the help of this training Boing Boing's Shop

Fifty years of Zappa's "Hot Rats" and how it inspired the jazz-rock fusion genre Gareth Branwyn

History If you loved HBO’s "The Deuce," The Rialto Report will leave you spellbound Matt Maranian

art These inflatable trousers are weird and cool Xeni Jardin

tips An intriguing list of "little-known but obvious facts" Mark Frauenfelder

wonderful television "Murder House Flip" is a house-renovation show set in homes where people were murdered Rob Beschizza

drugs Incredibly groovy TV commercial for "Good Strong Coffee" (1968) David Pescovitz

tabloids Royal brawl in palace, Brad & Jen’s reunion, and 2020 predictions in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

Tabletop gamer's gift guide for 2019 Gareth Branwyn

History At the chemist’s: recording of a 1930s conversation in England Rob Beschizza

happy mutants Cautionary Tales: a new podcast that tells the intriguing stories of historical "mishaps, fiascos and disasters" Cory Doctorow