History Tourists deported for crapping in Macchu Picchu and damaging the stonework David Pescovitz

History Welsh heat wave reveals ancient ruins under farm fields Andrea James

Kids Watch this moving tribute to abandoned pianos Andrea James

abandoned Secret garden in an abandoned paper mill Rob Beschizza

law Prison islands Rob Beschizza

Gadgets Here are 10 of the best free offers or giveaways we found this week Boing Boing's Shop

tools Great deal on Unix! Rob Beschizza

History Website all about eating utensils David Pescovitz

fantasy The fantastic fantasy miniatures game, Frostgrave, is currently free! Gareth Branwyn

housing Turning the ruins of a Medieval Italian village into a home and stone masonry school Gareth Branwyn

Weird Modern archaeology is entering a paywalled Lovecraftian forum to access a 1929 edition of an Egypt travel guide John Struan

nostalgia America's most hated company ruins E.T. for Thanksgiving Rob Beschizza

organized crime Uninhabited mansions of London's "Billionaires' Row" Mark Frauenfelder

finance What happened to the 2008 bailout money? Cory Doctorow

astronomy SKYGLOW: Night-sky homage to America's indigenous stargazers Xeni Jardin

books How "meritocracy" went from a joke to a dogma, and destroyed the lives of everyone it touched Cory Doctorow