books An inviting encyclopedia of historical happenings that shaped our world Carla Sinclair

animals An author wrote a beautiful tribute to his late dog disguised as writing advice Thom Dunn

spycraft Here's the everyday-carry for Australian cyberspies in China Mark Frauenfelder

john waters The "Singing Anus" from John Waters' Pink Flamingos has died Janelle Hessig

science fiction Original band does wonderful isolation version of the Cowboy Bebop theme song Gareth Branwyn

Gadgets Drama Mayhem is the game we can all use right about now Boing Boing's Shop

music Paul McCartney's 'No More Lonely Nights' (1984) Jason Weisberger

coronavirus RIP: 'Desperately Seeking Susan' actor Mark Blum dies of coronavirus Carla Sinclair

non-fiction Good nonfiction: "Cowhand – The Story of a Working Cowboy" (1953) Mark Frauenfelder

nostalgia I can not honestly say I remember "Spice Up Your Life" Jason Weisberger

Gadgets Every tech brand should be using a .tech domain Boing Boing's Shop

Gadgets Forevernote puts your life stories in print forever and it may be the greatest family gift you can give Boing Boing's Shop

Gadgets Every tech brand should be using a .tech domain Boing Boing's Shop

there is no room for amateurs in the drug culture Statins might make you a big jerk: unintended pharmacological side effects Jason Weisberger

books The Monsters Know What They're Doing: an RPG sourcebook for DMs who want to imbue monsters with deep, smart tactics Cory Doctorow

restaurants Behind the velvet rope hierarchies of NYC restaurant reservations David Pescovitz

deaths RIP René Auberjonois Rob Beschizza

happy mutant Danny Elfman is teaching a MasterClass: "It's okay to fail" Rusty Blazenhoff

Rare Books New rare book catalog features book with Martian flora from 1903 Mark Frauenfelder

facebook A San Diego Republican operator ran a massive, multimillion-dollar Facebook scam that targeted boomers Cory Doctorow