books An excerpt from Tropic of Kansas, a novel about a Trumpian, dystopian America Cory Doctorow

politics "Projection bombs" spread political awareness through street art Jennifer Sandlin

carbon emissions New research shows plants absorb 31% more carbon dioxide than previously thought Ellsworth Toohey

How Tesla's vision system "sees" a railcar Jason Weisberger

Walmart refreshes logo with thicker sphinctal folds and a tighter pucker Rob Beschizza

AI 1 in 5 job listings either fake or never filled Rob Beschizza

travel The water tables of Shibuya's RURU Café Popkin

cuisine Dunkin' runs out of donuts Rob Beschizza

cartoons The surreal joy of Arent van Bolten's Grotesques Popkin

protest Group of Blue Men protest corporate labor actions Thom Dunn

Energy Enron is back and just announced plans for a home-size nuclear generator Thom Dunn

Business Big Potato under fire: how 4 suppliers raised prices in suspicious lockstep Ellsworth Toohey

public health As avian flu spreads, backyard chicken groups share conspiracy theories Jennifer Sandlin

politics Costco claps back at "reprehensible radical right" organization's anti-DEI demand Jennifer Sandlin

House Hippo definitely isn't real Rob Beschizza

law Craig Wright "hides in Asia" as judge hands down suspended jail sentence Rob Beschizza

Boing Boing Gadgets Michael Scott wishes he had Microsoft Visio's diagramming tools at Dunder Mifflin Boing Boing's Shop

Business End of the road for Big Lots Rob Beschizza

gadgets LG's transparent TV on sale for $60k Rob Beschizza

design New Sandisk logo pretty good Rob Beschizza