media Adam Savage's favorite media for 2021 Gareth Branwyn

makers My favorite maker tips for 2021 Gareth Branwyn

NASA Why 2021 was the weirdest year in space Gareth Branwyn

new orleans Mardi Gras spirit perseveres with "Yardi Gras" house floats Janelle Hessig

seattle Brilliant Space Needle New Years virtual display from your couch Kevin Reome

Joe Biden Joe and Jill Biden rockin' on New Years Eve with JLo, sadly no Mariah Kevin Reome

COVID-19 What will happen to your shows in 2021? Kevin Reome

Boing Boing Gadgets Why pay for AI when you just need Word and Excel? Boing Boing's Shop

Games Mac Mini G4 great for Mac retrogaming Rob Beschizza

Food Lead found in protein powders Rob Beschizza

ice Synchronized ice skaters dressed as giant ice skates Popkin

911 Here are the dumbest 911 calls of last year Allan Rose Hill

reddit The trick that makes spot-the-difference puzzles ridiculously easy Mark Frauenfelder

music Learn how synthesizers work at this simple fun website Rob Beschizza

religion Babylonian tablets reveal kings installed royal doubles during eclipses, then executed them Ellsworth Toohey

8-bit Word processors on the VIC-20 Rob Beschizza

Energy Enron is back and just announced plans for a home-size nuclear generator Thom Dunn

Cute Animals This chinchilla provides all the fitspo you need Jennifer Sandlin

psychology Scientists reveal why your life feels boring — and how to fix it Ellsworth Toohey

Boing Boing Gadgets GOP's Adam Kinzinger doesn't want Biden pardon — says he'll fight Trump "from my jail cell" (video) Carla Sinclair