lego LEGO's new botanical collection is made from plant-based plastics Thom Dunn

happy mutants Watch: a gifted and personable napkin folder who makes "botanically correct flowers" Cory Doctorow

russian thistle Wanna grow your own tumbleweed? Now you can! Jennifer Sandlin

surreal Surrealist Petit Doll has macaroons growing from her eye sockets Popkin

wealth "I'm Rich, You're Poor," provides funny and biting commentary on the absurdity of excessive wealth Jennifer Sandlin

names La Cuetlaxochitl became the most famously misnamed holiday flower Elías Villoro

lawsuits Guns N' Roses band sues Guns and Roses shop that actually sells guns… and roses David Pescovitz

Banksy Banksy: go steal some clothes! Jennifer Sandlin

bugs in your food Are there wasps in your figs? Jennifer Sandlin

music Brian Eno's new music video is a cosmic floral trip David Pescovitz

documentaries Documentary about the skateboarding scene in Pakistan Elías Villoro

mass shootings Sandy Hook memorial opens Rob Beschizza

books "Where do they go?" is an accessible and tender children's book about death Elías Villoro

corn A corn cob with an odd number of rows is rarer than a four-leaf clover Popkin

marjorie taylor greene Marjorie Taylor Greene confesses: her husband is sitting on election fraud proof (video) Carla Sinclair

art Protestors throw tomato soup on van Gogh painting David Pescovitz

politics Marjorie Taylor Greene repeats racist talking points Jason Weisberger

food trends The neurotypicals are smearing butter directly on cutting boards and calling them "butter boards"  Jennifer Sandlin

movies The many characters of Pierce Brosnan Devin Nealy

queen elizabeth Supermarket turns down checkout beep sound, and other strange marks of respect for Queen Elizabeth II David Pescovitz