airbnb Barcelona to ban AirBnBs and other short-term rentals Jennifer Sandlin

music Watch Jonathan Richman live in Barcelona, 1986 Jennifer Sandlin

Michelle Obama Michelle Obama joins Bruce Springsteen for 'Glory Days' in Barcelona Rusty Blazenhoff

politics Barcelona the first major European city to suspend ties with Israel over Palestinian abuses Elías Villoro

spain Corpse discovered inside Stegosaurus statue in Spain Kevin Reome

music Street pianist plays on as Barcelona ignites with protests David Pescovitz

real estate The government in Barcelona is seizing empty apartments from landlords who won't rent them out Thom Dunn

eu Catalan independence movement declares a general strike in Barcelona Cory Doctorow

videos Talking Casa Jasmina, a house of the future designed for people, not corporations, with Jasmina Tesanovic and Bruce Sterling Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Barcelona government officially endorses Tor-based whistleblower platform Cory Doctorow

Science Someone put the dullest part of The Iliad inside a mummy Ruben Bolling

Technology These earbuds can read the label on your snack Ellsworth Toohey

design The Eames Office turned its iconic house into a modular building kit starting at $325/sq ft Ellsworth Toohey

tech Samsung pulls trifold phone from market after only three months Séamus Bellamy

gadgets This neat smartphone comes with a detachable action cam Séamus Bellamy

Science Medical journal put a scientist's name on a fake paper, then demanded 499 euros to remove it Ellsworth Toohey

Sagrada Família, 144 years in the making Jason Weisberger

Boing Boing Gadgets NASA uses Rosetta Stone for language learning — you should, too Boing Boing's Shop

gadgets Weird gadgets at Mobile World Congress Rob Beschizza

archaeology The surprising reason our Iron Age ancestors drove massive spikes through the heads of the dead Allan Rose Hill