france Catchy tune, performed by band that pours concrete at every concert, mocks undemocratic rule in French constitution Natalie Dressed

delightful creatures Doggo decides to add his own design to a freshly laid cement pathway (video) Carla Sinclair

News Funeral home sued for giving families fake ashes instead of their loved ones' cremated remains David Pescovitz

Science Concrete gets tougher with graphene Jason Weisberger

ad You may shed a tear during this rollable concrete ad Andrea James

architecture The renovation of a gorgeous brutalist house in Brazil Clive Thompson

books Book of brutalist archictecture postcards from the Soviet era David Pescovitz

design This concrete espresso machine is countertop Brutalism Rusty Blazenhoff

Science Snow sheds let alpine roads survive massive avalanches Popkin

marine biology Workers opened a whale in 1937 and found something inside that still doesn't have a name Ellsworth Toohey

Boing Boing Gadgets A new type of IQ test pairs you with potential jobs, and it's on sale for $20 (was $297) Boing Boing's Shop

Technology A free site uses live weather data to flag pavement that will burn your dog's paws Ellsworth Toohey

crowdfunding An artist painted a monster, an occult poet conjured it to life, and now it wants to kill your Mörk Borg character Gareth Branwyn

Boing Boing Gadgets This $15 app identifies your plants and tells you what you're doing wrong  Boing Boing's Shop

News Palantir's Israel partnership began with Epstein introductions Ellsworth Toohey

china China's looming luxury housing projects attracting younger people looking for budget living Rob Beschizza

books John Shirley's guide to wrecking your career in science fiction John Shirley

crime Sand thieves stole an entire Jamaican beach and got away with it in 2008 Ellsworth Toohey

military WWII's strangest vessels were ice cream factories Ellsworth Toohey