trumpism vs reality New FOIA'd emails reveal the chaos behind the scenes of the National Weather Service's #SharpieGate Thom Dunn

california Spot famous folks' scrawls in the backstage "Autograph Room" at this legendary San Francisco venue Rusty Blazenhoff

fundraisers Robyn Hitchcock and Emma Swift to host livestream fundraiser for indie rocker Matthew Sweet Jennifer Sandlin

makers My favorite maker tips for 2022 Gareth Branwyn

trump Supreme Court rejects Trump's appeal in Mar-A-Lago documents case Jason Weisberger

tips and tricks Hot tip for blacking out thermal paper labels Rob Beschizza

useful stuff Black n' Red is a great desktop notebook Mark Frauenfelder

cartoons Cartoonist sells his "crappy rejected" New Yorker submissions Rusty Blazenhoff

pens When it comes to Sharpies bigger is better Jason Weisberger

physics How to make something that's darker than Vantablack Mark Frauenfelder

cool stuff 6 brief personal recommendations of cool stuff Mark Frauenfelder

Reviews The best white pen is the Uniball Signo Broad Rob Beschizza

pens Giant Sharpie pen Mark Frauenfelder

happy mutants Homemade steampunk neck-brace Cory Doctorow

Art and Design Jimbo Phillips: the world's greatest snot artist Ben Marks