gifts Tiny kicks: Candles and soap for sneakerheads Rusty Blazenhoff

military US Navy bans hemp shampoos, lotions, and soaps David Pescovitz

books Molecules: The Elements and the Architecture of Everything Mark Frauenfelder

tabloids An Epstein tell-all, a vengeful Queen wannabe, and Harry & Meghan’s final insult, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

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

Science Watch this nanolab print liquid 3D structures Andrea James

beds Human beds have much more saliva and fecal bacteria than chimp beds Carla Sinclair

art Soaps that look like food Andrea James

dentrifices Is $17 toothpaste worth the price? Adam Gelbart

Gadgets Touring, complete: what gear survived four months of hard-wearing book-tour? Cory Doctorow

b-side Nintendo puts a "bittering agent" on game cards so people don't stick them in their mouths Mark Frauenfelder

video Intricate sculptures from food and soap Andrea James

interior design The Creative Cottage – Small spaces rehabilitated by adventurous homeowners with vision Wink

hygiene Boston man hasn't showered for 12 years, prefers homebrew bacteria spray Mark Frauenfelder

DIY Geek out with this nerdy DIY soap Carla Sinclair

Delightful Creatures How the bed bug infiltrated our bedrooms and took over the world Brooke Borel