mermaids Cute mermaid tail blanket David Pescovitz

bees Sleep *inside* a beehive: free plans! David Pescovitz

music NirvanA.I.: This bot wrote a Nirvana song David Pescovitz

Entertainment This absolutely terrible reality tv premise makes for great entertainment Jason Weisberger

health Coronavirus: 'When Fury Overcomes Fear,' a 'Viral Alarm' by Xu Zhangrun Xeni Jardin

birds SO GOOD: Live cam pointed at bald eagles incubating their eggs in the wild Rusty Blazenhoff

Gadgets 8 prints that prove you can afford quality wall art Boing Boing's Shop

magicians Joshua Jay: Six Impossible Things is a different kind of magic show Ferdinando Buscema

Science NOAA says 2018 was 4th warmest year on record, in an undeniable global warming trend Xeni Jardin

music THE BUREAU: Part Four, "The Appearance and Assassination of President Jung Thug" Ethan Persoff

Avocado Perfectly-sized wool socks that ripen avocados in 24 hours Rusty Blazenhoff

rasberry crazy ants Guy finds ant colony living behind his television screen. Any suggestions on how he can shoo them away? Carla Sinclair

racism Why some people hate Jews and Asian-Americans David Pescovitz

wonderful creatures Woman frightened by VR experience snuggles wrong end of dog for comfort Rob Beschizza

canada Let me tell you about living my life on the road Seamus Bellamy

family "Secret family recipes" mostly plagiarised Rob Beschizza

police Could you pass the chicken test? Rob Beschizza

happy mutants An ethical oath for programmers Cory Doctorow