the street finds its own uses Inside Cuba's massive, weekly, human-curated sneakernet Clive Thompson

science fiction A new blog post series exploring the history and import of cyberpunk launches on Adafruit Gareth Branwyn

b-side Pittsburgh's tradition of claiming a public parking space by putting a chair in it David Pescovitz

guns Gun Violence Isn't a Problem — it's actually 5 Problems, with Different Solutions Thom Dunn

DRONES Protestors use laser pointers to bring down police drone David Pescovitz

eu Spiegel claims ties between Germany's neofascist movement and secretive billionaire Cory Doctorow

law Court orders carriers to remotely brick phones that have been smuggled into prisons Cory Doctorow

art Artist makes fantastic digital paintings using Excel David Pescovitz

trumpism Donald Trump will not condemn the terrorist attacks on anti-Nazi protestors Cory Doctorow

happy mutants It’s about Time: Reading Steampunk’s Rise and Roots Rachel A. Bowser and Brian Croxall

Gadgets Finally, a face-slimming gadget you can leave the house in Rob Beschizza

doom Doom on the Touch Bar Rob Beschizza

Technology See a coffee maker rebuilt into a "bionic" hand David Pescovitz

obama President Obama's final State of the Union address Xeni Jardin

How collaborative social blocking could bring sanity to social networks Glenn Fleishman

science fiction Koko Takes a Holiday Boing Boing

art Graffiti Hunters April Kilcrease

Christmas in the Netherlands: a Canadian meets Zwarte Piet Lianne Bergeron