art Is this the inspiration for the Pantone "Colors of the Year"? Gareth Branwyn

tabletop gaming Doc Popular's print on demand One-Dimensional Chess. Gareth Branwyn

tabletop gaming My favorite new game, KnifeTank: The Shüffling, is now on Kickstarter Gareth Branwyn

glitch Pretend your phone's screen is cracked with this wallpaper Rusty Blazenhoff

Comics Doc Pop's risographed mini comics are fun and quirky Rusty Blazenhoff

emoji Thanks to Doc Pop, there's going to be a yo-yo emoji Rusty Blazenhoff

tabloids China attacks America, and Democrats gun for Biden, in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

music It's been forty years since Depeche Mode's "transitional" Construction Time Again Elías Villoro

politics Classified documents found in Mike Pence's new home (!) Carla Sinclair

muppets The Muppets' iconic 'Mah Nà Mah Nà' song originated in a steamy softcore Italian film, here's how Jim Henson found it Rusty Blazenhoff

1960s The Cox E-Z Flyer was a tiny fueled-model airplane attached to a string Mark Frauenfelder

Boing Boing Gadgets Enjoy all of the features of a Microsoft Surface Go 1 for half the usual price Boing Boing's Shop

Boing Boing Gadgets Got a MacBook Air for Christmas? Pair it with a top-rated blue light filter for $45. Boing Boing's Shop

law Meet Vicki Baggett, Florida's anti-Woke pro-Confederate would-be book-banner Elías Villoro

carceral state The Corrections Project documentary series tackles America's carceral state Elías Villoro

more inclusive Santas Santa Camp, where all Santas are welcome Jennifer Sandlin

carceral state No Human Involved: a documentary about Perryville women's prison in Arizona Elías Villoro

politics Texas bill outlaws diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives in Texas Higher ed. Elías Villoro

music Animated feature Black is Beltza, Basque music, and the political art of Fermin Muguruza Elías Villoro

maps Redlining maps show racism and white supremacy "in 1930s technicolor" Elías Villoro