ancient Rome Pooping in ancient Rome Gareth Branwyn

crap houses "Private room" advertised for rent was plastic shed in corner Rob Beschizza

Technology Lego stuffed an entire computer into a standard brick Ellsworth Toohey

navigation First, we automated the lighthouses, and then we abandoned them Jason Weisberger

Technology Man creates unauthorized Waffle House disaster map, gets served legal papers instead of waffles Mark Frauenfelder

architecture Sky pool links Dubai penthouses, looks down on marina Rob Beschizza

happiness vs a living wage Bhutan's "Gross National Happiness" backfires as 9% of its population flees Carla Sinclair

tourism The weirdest free tourism spots in the U.S. B.R. O'Deal

science fiction "Big Germs" — short fiction by Rudy Rucker Boing Boing

late stage capitalism Multi-level Marketing scheme "disguised as an advocacy organization" draws criticism Jennifer Sandlin

dvd Best Buy to end DVD/Blue Ray sales Jason Weisberger

Comic Books Love and Rockets gets a documentary after 40 years of being the best comic book ever made Mark Frauenfelder

design For sale: Odd and fantastic San Francisco octagonal home designed by phrenologist David Pescovitz

Boing Boing Gadgets These 30 winter survival items will help you handle the cold all winter long Boing Boing's Shop

coronavirus Fauci claims without evidence that Santa Claus possesses "innate immunity" to coronavirus Thom Dunn

trump Why tabloid reporters are like Donald Trump Peter Sheridan

Book World Made By Hand is a post-pandemic world novel Mark Frauenfelder

books The New Yorker's profile of William Gibson: "Droll, chilled out, and scarily articulate" Cory Doctorow

happy mutants The world's largest occult library has a public online archive Cory Doctorow

Funny The Institute of Gremlins 2 Studies, an interview with the founder David Pescovitz