art A documentary about Juan Tamariz, the greatest magician alive you've never heard of Ferdinando Buscema

computers Hot Dog Linux, for people who really do love their vintage desktops Rob Beschizza

apples Red delicious apples tasted good until farmers bred the flavor out Annie Rauwerda

AI A drawing game where AI is the judge Clive Thompson

books The National Security Sublime: On the Aesthetics of Government Secrecy Matthew Potolsky

aesthetics What is beauty? A new explainer video by Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell Mark Frauenfelder

art Sidewalk kintsugi: repairing cracks with gold Andrea James

art After Ways of Seeing, watch Robert Hughes' Shock of the New Andrea James

travel The water tables of Shibuya's RURU Café Popkin

sports Discofoot "shakes, shimmies and twirls us further away from our society's cumbersome classifications" Jennifer Sandlin

gadgets Mac Pro-style case for Mac Mini M4 Rob Beschizza

experimental music How to make extra-long, strange, and trippy tape loops inside a standard cassette Lux Sparks-Pescovitz

Boing Boing Gadgets The Seido Japanese Master Chef's 8-Piece Knife Set is on sale for $109.97 until January  12.  Boing Boing's Shop

rpgs Tabletop gamer's gift guide for 2024 Gareth Branwyn

Developer creates tool that transforms boring security keys into pretty ASCII art Ellsworth Toohey

books Lost sci-fi masterpieces return with stunning cover designs by cartoonist Seth Mark Frauenfelder

gadgets The Moto Razr ruled pockets in the pre-smartphone era Rob Beschizza

Funny Pets enjoy gourmet snacks in stunning under-the-table video Popkin