japanese This is not a giant pair of jeans, it's a sleeping bag for two Rusty Blazenhoff

Gadgets Open a six-pack all at once with this indispensible gadget Andrea James

Funny A thing that is real: “Great Job! Poop Emoji Dog Poop Bags” Xeni Jardin

white supremacists The legal battle over those novelty Sea Monkeys and X-Ray Specs involves white supremacy and a 60s bondage film star Thom Dunn

animation My name is potato Andrea James

COVID-19 Gathering online like it's 1999 Gareth Branwyn

photography The new Barbie Polaroid camera actually sounds pretty wonderful Thom Dunn

Comics Meet these incredible collectors of the gags and novelties sold in old comics David Pescovitz

insects Watch this housefly do amazing tricks (1910) David Pescovitz

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

science fiction Welcome to 2020 and your annual State of the World discussion with Bruce Sterling, Jon Lebkowsky and The WELL Cory Doctorow

Real things you can actually buy This isn't a gas can — it's a purse Rusty Blazenhoff

christmas Does the creepy Santa mask from "It's a Wonderful Life" exist somewhere? Rusty Blazenhoff

art Sleeping inside one of Edward Hopper's hotel room paintings David Pescovitz

events Oculus headset giving you a headache? Come see ye olde analog virtual reality in Los Angeles! Natalie Dressed

happy mutants Archie McPhee digs deep into their weird product archives Rusty Blazenhoff

Technology Malware hackers using steganography in WAV audio files to hide malicious code Xeni Jardin

Gadgets 6 survival knives to give you the edge on any outdoor trip Boing Boing's Shop

cats Cat Selfie phone attachment rings a bell to get its attention Rusty Blazenhoff

Business Adblocking: How about nah? Cory Doctorow