abstract expressionism Would you let a robot paint your walls? Rob Beschizza

Technology A reader built a breed-aware app for hot-pavement dog safety Ellsworth Toohey

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

design A manhole cover may have been the first object launched into space Popkin

burning man Kimball Musk exits Burning Man before the explaining begins Jason Weisberger

detention centers ICE finds $70 million for a warehouse, still can't find the Constitution Jason Weisberger

design Hotels love their new bathrooms with peekaboo doors… or no doors Ruben Bolling

germany Munich surfers want their wave back after city removes beam from river Rob Beschizza

History In 1983, Atari buried millions of unsold games in the New Mexico desert Ellsworth Toohey

Business Why there are lots of subscription car washes, suddenly Rob Beschizza