writing A darn good 25-cent mechanical pencil Mark Frauenfelder

art Artist creates dollops of paint that are actually colored pencil illustrations Andrea James

design AxiDraw v3 promises even more machine-drawn delights Andrea James

sketching My favorite sketchpad: Strathmore Series 400 Mark Frauenfelder

Gadgets The Rocketbook Fusion is the reusable notebook that marries the physical and digital worlds Boing Boing's Shop

machine learning Web-based sketching app uses machine learning to detect penises Mark Frauenfelder

makers How to build a hands-free Oreo dispenser David Pescovitz

useful stuff Here's the pen cartoonist Tom Gauld uses Mark Frauenfelder

politics Great backgrounder on the Hong Kong protests: what's at stake and how'd we get here? Cory Doctorow

Gadgets reMarkable tablet: A software update makes this forgotten gadget incredibly useful Seamus Bellamy

music John Lennon was a philatelist David Pescovitz

journey Dad Rock fans rejoice: Steve Perry is back Gina Loukareas

design AI system turns hand-drawn sketches into website templates Mark Frauenfelder

art Omid Asadi's intricate leaf sculptures Andrea James

books Lifelong Kindergarten: how to learn like a kid, by the co-creator of Scratch Cory Doctorow

Gadgets Final Draft 10 is the industry standard screenwriting software Boing Boing's Shop

leisure How to have a great weekend by engaging in "serious leisure" Mark Frauenfelder

artifical intelligence This web app guesses what you are sketching and completes the drawing Mark Frauenfelder

fountain pens I tried a reader recommended $31 fountain pen Jason Weisberger