BBC Documentary How England's most famous steeplejack brought down a chimney without a single explosive (video) Mark Frauenfelder

politics Technology's "culture of compliance" must be beaten back in the name of justice Cory Doctorow

animation Avatar: The Last Airbender is finally getting a new animated series Grant St. Clair

pittsburgh The death stairs of Pittsburgh Rob Beschizza

electricity UK ends coal power generation today after 142 years Rob Beschizza

gadgets Zilog to stop making classic Z80 8-bit CPU after 50 years Rob Beschizza

Blood in the Machine: the real story of the Luddites Yoy Luadha

art Visit automata around the world Popkin

capitalism "Wastiary: A Bestiary of Waste" is a free ebook of critical essays and artwork about capitalism and consumerism Jennifer Sandlin

Boing Boing Gadgets This robotic arm could lend you a hand with AI (literally) Boing Boing's Shop

Science The Anthropocene Working Group has chosen Crawford Lake as a "golden spike" that can help scientists understand this new geological epoch Jennifer Sandlin

music The ongoing legacies of The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy Elías Villoro

books Why capitalism and consumerism play so well with Christianity in America Elías Villoro

By God's Visitation How did the genocide of indigenous Americans impact the health of planet Earth? Elías Villoro

carceral state 30 years of Prison Radio—and new updates on Mumia Abu-Jamal's case Elías Villoro

nuclear energy Scientists report net gain nuclear fusion reaction Mark Frauenfelder

fashion What's the deal with bluecollar workwear fashion? Jennifer Sandlin

movies The trailer for Light & Magic shows the origins of the world-famous ILM Devin Nealy

big tech Nevada bill would allow Big Tech to make their own Factory Towns and local governments Thom Dunn

new york times The NY Times presents 74 of its "favorite facts" for 2020 Mark Frauenfelder