pittsburgh The parking chairs of Pittsburgh Rob Beschizza

politics Something Awful's "Fuck You and Die" forum went from freewheeling jokesters to Nazi shitposters, so it's dead Cory Doctorow

canada Internal docs reveal that Canada's Exxon subsidiary knew about climate change risks and lied about it for decades Cory Doctorow

mistakes Disgraced Instagram star account rebrands as another person Rob Beschizza

Barbie Barbie and Ken re-imagined as Soviet citizens living in Cold War USSR Gareth Branwyn

fashion Thierry Mugler's Gigeresque biomechanical jacket Rob Beschizza

Boing Boing Gadgets Enjoy instant muscle relief anywhere with this portable deep tissue massager Boing Boing's Shop

Tom The Dancing Bug Super-Fun-Pak Comix, feat. "Rex's New Year," "Teen Yoda," Edward Bear, and More! Ruben Bolling

invention Vehicle outfitted with "shoes" to avoid crushing Christmas Island crabs Rusty Blazenhoff

Games Royal Mail issues stamps honoring classic British computer games Rob Beschizza

Real things you can actually buy This isn't a gas can — it's a purse Rusty Blazenhoff

synthesizers Turning a Sega MegaDrive into a cool, retro synthesizer Gareth Branwyn

Boing Boing Gadgets Become an in-demand digital marketer in 2020 with the help of this training Boing Boing's Shop

bats Cute fruit bats featured on new 2020 quarter Rusty Blazenhoff

politics Bloomberg and Trump to buy competing $10 million Super Bowl ads Xeni Jardin

Technology Pizza-making robot startup lays off 80% of staff Xeni Jardin

Business Starbucks adds oat milk to vegan non-dairy options Xeni Jardin

Business Canada legalized pot. Beer consumption there dropped. Xeni Jardin

Weird Kentucky man who wished to go to jail to support jailed girlfriend gets wish Xeni Jardin

Weird Florida woman flings poo at landlord, covers herself in it, charged with battery Xeni Jardin