facial recognition Ant-facial recognition tech at the Hong Kong protests was an art project Thom Dunn

science fiction design Data Goggles or Eye Massager? Mark Frauenfelder

science fiction design Pain Box or Hand Massager? Mark Frauenfelder

interviews Talking adventure games with Olivia Wood Jeffery Klaehn

happy mutants 88 Names: Matt Ruff's MMORPG heist novel is "Snow Crash meets the King and I" Cory Doctorow

Gadgets Make good on that New Year's resolution to read more with these apps and speed reading techniques Boing Boing's Shop

kickstarter Jane Metcalfe, co-founder NEO.LIFE, has a cool upcoming book Mark Frauenfelder

books William Gibson talks about scrapping and rewriting a novel after the 2016 Trump election Cory Doctorow

graphic design A deep dive into the visual branding of Cyberdyne Systems from the "Terminator" films Thom Dunn

syd mead Legendary sci-fi artist Syd Mead dead at 86 Rob Beschizza

happy mutants Donald Knuth's Christmas pi surprise Cory Doctorow

Robert Anton Wilson Wilson and Shea's Illuminatus! trilogy to become TV series Gareth Branwyn

Games Kickstarting a new edition of Steve Jackson Games's Car Wars Cory Doctorow

books Boing Boing's 28 favorite books in 2019 Rob Beschizza

charity Charitable Giving Guide 2019 Boing Boing

happy mutants Library Socialism: a utopian vision of a sustaniable, luxuriant future of circulating abundance Cory Doctorow

happy mutants San Diego's wonderful Mysterious Galaxy Books has lost its lease, needs a buyer ASAP to stay afloat Cory Doctorow

art Spectacular, robotic cardboard sculptures Cory Doctorow

mobile The Catalan independence movement is being coordinated by an app designed for revolutions Cory Doctorow

events Crowdfunding a symposium on a green, postcapitalist economics in Brussels, Nov 11 Cory Doctorow