kentucky One of the poorest, most desperate regions in Appalachia is experiencing an economic miracle thanks to fiber run by a New Deal-era co-op Cory Doctorow

canada Canada Post apologizes for stamps bearing decapitated head of prime minister John Macdonald statue David Pescovitz

media Right-wing media ran dozens of "Middle East hot takes" by fake authors Rob Beschizza

glasses Original nerd glasses from 1756 saved from trash, auctioned for $5k David Pescovitz

pandemic Modern bathroom design is a direct response to pandemic planning Thom Dunn

Gadgets Your barista may be at home, but that doesn’t mean your coffee game should suffer Boing Boing's Shop

makers Autodesk's former CEO and his maker friends are cranking out face shields for nurses and doctors David Pescovitz

sci fi The entire Animorphs book series is now available for free online Thom Dunn

photography Photo of mice brawling on a subway platform wins wildlife photography award David Pescovitz

Business Antivirus firm Avast sold user data via 'Jumpshot' to Pepsi, Google, Microsoft — REPORT Xeni Jardin

graphic novels Watch the new trailer for Netflix's upcoming "Locke & Key" adaptation Thom Dunn

privacy Facial recognition isn't just bad because it invades privacy: it's because privacy invasions fuel discrimination Cory Doctorow

science fiction A beautiful timeline of a future in which the climate crisis is met and overcome Cory Doctorow

Business Google 'disabling Xiaomi integrations on our devices' after Nest Hub user picked up random pics from strangers' feeds Xeni Jardin

novels Review: "The Nobody People" is like a literary X-Men novel for the Trump era Thom Dunn

artificial intelligence This company wants to use AI to help you pretend to increase diversity Thom Dunn

anatomy What did we get stuck in our rectums in 2019? David Pescovitz

language Codifying "Boomerspeak" and debating the ethics of poking fun at it Cory Doctorow

trumpism Betsy DeVos quietly spends millions to promote the unpopular policies she hopes to enact as a federal official Cory Doctorow

Games The Kinship Hybercube and the meaning of progress in Civilization games John Struan