calendar A look at some quirky, and downright strange, 2019 calendars Rusty Blazenhoff

mysteries 15 honey-drizzled bananas appear on a plate every month on a street corner Ellsworth Toohey

Weird Seattle's mystery soda machine vanished in 2018 with a goodbye note Ellsworth Toohey

Boing Boing Gadgets Here's how this $75 Lenovo Chromebook is the best of both worlds Boing Boing's Shop

History AOL voice artist Elwood Edwards created personalized greetings Rob Beschizza

Boing Boing Gadgets Catch peeping toms with this all-purpose hidden camera detector Boing Boing's Shop

News Sacred cultural site returned to Ohlone people Jason Weisberger

hanukkah 'Elton Johnukah' is a Jewish homage to Elton John and all things Hanukkah Rusty Blazenhoff

music Q Lazzarus, singer of Goodbye Horses, dead at 61 Rob Beschizza

scammers Solar energy mega-fraudster Jeff Carpoff sentenced to 30 years in federal prison Mark Frauenfelder

Japan A popular service in Japan lets you rent-a-person to just sort of be there with you, and do nothing else Thom Dunn

journaling This five-year diary is my new favorite thing Séamus Bellamy

COVID-19 Legendary singer/songwriter, John Prine, has died from COVID-19 Gareth Branwyn

coronavirus Austin mayor cancels SXSW, city says goodbye to $350 million Mark Frauenfelder

Business Many of the key Googler Uprising organizers have quit, citing retaliation from senior management Cory Doctorow

Copyfight The Final Version of the EU's Copyright Directive Is the Worst One Yet Cory Doctorow

art Liartown, USA leaves Tumblr over NSFW-ban; announces new 544-page Crap Hound book "devoted to images notable for their lack of positivity" Cory Doctorow

canada My Life on the Road: Headed for Texas, crazy cold in Claresholm Séamus Bellamy

Entertainment Weird details you probably missed in Disney movies Xeni Jardin