seventies Thrift score: Vintage string art made by the guy who kicked off the fad Rusty Blazenhoff

video Asia's toothpick crossbow fad is even worse than our fidget spinner fad Andrea James

automotive Ah yes, the short-lived 1950s fad of illuminated tires Andrea James

twitter "What if only … voted?" fad briefly conquers Twitter Rob Beschizza

law Vermont man charged with drunk driving in Canada thought he was in U.S. Rob Beschizza

health Bizarre health fads: a roundup of the top 10 strangest fake medicines Ellsworth Toohey

Science Yacht-attacking orcas are just typical teenagers Gail Sherman

luxury brands Bloomberg reveals stunning 42% wealth surge in global elite families Mark Frauenfelder

Japan What is the deal with Japan's smile merchants? Matt Alt

History Peeling away layers of UI makeup on Windows 11 Rob Beschizza

Funny This Lyrebird can mimic a chainsaw, camera shutter, car alarm, and more Popkin

fonts Click your way to your favorite monospace font Rob Beschizza

minimalism Everyone (No One?) should read this New York Times Magazine article about the commodification of nothingness Thom Dunn

noads The man who destroyed skepticism Mitch Horowitz

books Books sold by the linear foot Rob Beschizza

trolls Pounded in the butt by my own dark SEO: the weird, true story of #Cockygate Cory Doctorow

Boing Boing Gadgets Century-old comic accurately depicts the nightmare of cellphones Rob Beschizza

urban theory The elite belief in Uberized, Muskized cities is at odds with fundamental, irrefutable facts of geometry Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Automated book-culling software drives librarians to create fake patrons to "check out" endangered titles Cory Doctorow