Environment Do you ever just go for a walk? Rob Beschizza

Comic Books DC Comics offers free virtual backgrounds for Zoom conferencing Gareth Branwyn

music Scott Walker, pioneering art rock singer, RIP David Pescovitz

Copyfight Belgium: Say No To Article 13 and 11 Cory Doctorow

art The Weird of Wendy Pini Rob Beschizza

Japan Naked Japanese hermit forced back into civilization after 29 years on deserted island Rusty Blazenhoff

Kids Explore what London looks like in infrared Andrea James

a preference for solitude The benefits of social withdrawal Mark Frauenfelder

books Beautiful photos of Japanese vending machines in the elements Andrea James

sexual harassment Notes from the #MeToo march: thoughts and prayers can't right what is wrong Maureen Herman

happy mutants Listen up: you really owe it to yourself to read 15 Vlad Taltos novels, seriously Cory Doctorow

Gadgets These bone conduction headphones let you listen to music without blocking the outside world Boing Boing's Shop

books You are Henry David Thoreau in the Walden simulator video game Cory Doctorow

futility closet Meet the North Pond hermit, who lived alone in the Maine woods for 27 years Futility Closet

obits Mandy Johnson, 1953-2015 Rob Beschizza

futility closet In 1936 a Russian family retreated into the Siberian forest, where they lived in complete isolation for 42 years. Futility Closet

science fiction Fiction: The Boy Who Made Flowers S.B. Divya

picks I've had my Kindle Voyage for over a year now, and I love it Jason Weisberger

Delightful Creatures Chimp, isolated on island for 3 years, hugs human visitor Mark Frauenfelder

History Workaholic Goethe wished he'd been better at carving out time for quiet reflection Cory Doctorow