maker Maker shows how to make a beautiful pine needle basket Andrea James

architecture Building that looks like a basket to become luxury hotel David Pescovitz

crafts Buy a basket and keep a girl in school Heather Johanssen

no snorting matter Nothing to sniff at: "Large amounts" of cocaine hit Texas beaches after smuggling goes awry Carla Sinclair

politics White House turns Easter Egg Roll into ad space for corporations Jason Weisberger

bizarre competitions Wolfing down scalding hot biscuits and other weird contests from 1897 Mark Frauenfelder

Science Watch as a lizard learns to fly Popkin

vancouver Protecting Vancouver's pedestrians, one highly-realistic foam brick at a time Carolyn Townsend

News Sacred cultural site returned to Ohlone people Jason Weisberger

smugglers blues Panda and monitor lizards smuggled in picnic baskets intercepted at airport David Pescovitz

bernie sanders Long COVID expert at US Senate hearing: "the burden of disease and disability from long COVID . . . is on par with the burden of cancer and heart disease" Jennifer Sandlin

glass Discover Tlingit glass artist Preston Singletary in this great new book Bob Knetzger

The "Meat Card" will deliver your holiday greetings, along with sexist stereotypes, via a sheet of beef jerky Jennifer Sandlin

youtube TV Museum YouTube channel hosting ancient ads threatened by Sony takedowns Rob Beschizza

Japan Japan's largest Dagashi store offers 20,000 square feet of cheap treats Rob Beschizza

Science Nathalie Meibach weaves some of the coolest baskets I've ever seen Popkin

unique trees Check out all of these fascinating trees! Jennifer Sandlin

movies Movie tickets will cost $3 for National Cinema Day on September 3rd Devin Nealy

art Free Japan House LA webinar tomorrow: Tradition and Modernity in Japanese Bamboo Baskets Mark Frauenfelder

Boing Boing Gadgets This basketball-inspired pong game is on sale for $129.99 Boing Boing's Shop