Mind if I spark a J? Marie Kondo no longer finds joy in tiding things up Jason Weisberger

kickstarter Two surreal sci-fi graphic novels from Scavengers Reign artist Jonathan Djob Nkondo launch on Kickstarter Gareth Branwyn

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Funny Wooden shrimp has better work-life balance than entire American workforce (video) Popkin

consumer rights Judge rules herbal tea purchase doesn't count as damages, personally attacks our entire lifestyle Ellsworth Toohey

decluttering Phyllis Diller's garage sale advice video from 1987 is a surprisingly useful guide Mark Frauenfelder

This 1984 TV ad takes us back to a grime-covered Manhattan with Lou Reed and Honda scooters Mark Frauenfelder

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

video games Super Mario Bros. theme added to Library of Congress Grant St. Clair

art The distortion of time and a moving crowd come together in Hiroshi Kondo's Multiverse Popkin

dupe Tidying up no longer sparks joy for Marie Kondo Mark Frauenfelder

lifehacks How Marie Kondo folds a fitted sheet Andrew Yi

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robots Fictosexual man who married a hologram can no longer speak with wife, due to software glitch Thom Dunn

adventure Do you know these adventurer's terms: charisma, chutzpah, clean one's clock, and (my favorite) clobberin' time? Mark Frauenfelder

music Bluegrass Super Mario World Rob Beschizza

music Super Mario World soundtrack "restored" with original samples Rob Beschizza

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

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