la Jeff Goldblum's jazz album hit the no. 1 spot on the charts Rusty Blazenhoff

Gadgets This 8-inch Japanese Style chef's knife might be your next step toward true culinary mastery Boing Boing's Shop

racism The US military is allegedly investigating the cause of racial disparities in the US military Thom Dunn

Gadgets Score over 75% off these Japanese master chef knives ahead of Black Friday Boing Boing's Shop

Gadgets Teardown of Sony's new 135mm full-frame lens Rob Beschizza

Gadgets These Japanese precision knives are on sale for almost 90% off Boing Boing's Shop

books Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy returns to the screen in new Hulu series Rob Beschizza

feminism Epic Twitter thread uses classic art to illustrate the everyday sexism that women endure Gareth Branwyn

Gadgets This precision 3-piece knife set is just $70 Boing Boing's Shop

retro encabulators Even experts can be tricked by meaningless babble uttered by a slick BS artist Mark Frauenfelder

media Archive of the incredible mid-1960s magazine, "fact:" Mark Frauenfelder

News TSA + CBP test new facial recognition tech & computed tomography scanners at LAX Xeni Jardin

Gadgets The fabulous illustrated history of the pocket calculator Cory Doctorow

WWE WWE's Kane is the new mayor of Knox County, Tennessee Gina Loukareas

fake news Trump’s Fixer, Killer Clintons, and What Comey Didn’t Reveal, in this week’s fact-challenged tabloids Peter Sheridan

idjits GOP Senate candidate says women have the right to make him a "home cooked dinner every night at six" Mark Frauenfelder

happy mutants Tim O'Reilly's WTF? A book that tells us how to keep the technology baby and throw out the Big Tech bathwater Cory Doctorow

painting Happy trees: The first 'Deadpool 2' teaser parodies Bob Ross Rusty Blazenhoff

music Pensive film blends wisdom and vignettes of New York with Alicia Keys' music Andrea James