happy mutants Wil Wheaton and R Stevens's mashup tee: Trek Side of the Moon Cory Doctorow

robots A group of scientists made a working liquid metal robot Thom Dunn

music Music from Mayflies, a trip into 80s alternative music Jennifer Sandlin

advice These New Year resolutions are good advice for any time of the year Mark Frauenfelder

finance Self-proclaimed "Anti-woke" bank bombs Thom Dunn

batteries Scientists create new biodegradable batteries out of crabs Thom Dunn

truckers The origins of mudflap girl Annie Rauwerda

mistakes New Jeopardy host Mike Richards quits after podcast with sexist and antisemitic jokes surfaces Rob Beschizza

Science Scientists create method to mail freeze-dried sperm on postcards David Pescovitz

renewable energy Study: the biggest barrier to solar expansion is that you can't price gouge Thom Dunn

television American kids watched so much Peppa Pig during the pandemic they now have British accents Rob Beschizza

Vastly expensive postgrad degrees that lead to low-paying jobs Rob Beschizza

News Facebook knew in August ~70% of most active civic 'Groups' were too toxic to recommend to users Xeni Jardin

thanksgiving Move over fat pants, Stove Top has fancy stuffing-inspired stuff for this Thanksgiving Rusty Blazenhoff

Boing Boing Gadgets Restflix thinks it's cracked the code to a good night's sleep and is now on sale for 50% off Boing Boing's Shop

surveillance Foreigners visiting China are increasingly stumped by its cashless society Cory Doctorow

politics In Japan, Trump orders USS John McCain to cover its name and get out of sight Rob Beschizza

politics Court document refers to U.S. charge against Julian Assange; source says prosecution planned Rob Beschizza

politics Why was Facebook's Joel Kaplan sitting right behind Brett Kavanaugh during bizarre Senate hearings? Xeni Jardin

fashion Cufflink lighters David Pescovitz