happy mutants Motorola "House of the Future" ads from the 1960s, painted by Charles Schridde Cory Doctorow
adorable animals Alison Friend's pet paintings are the cutest things you'll see all day Jennifer Sandlin
chuck tingle Chuck Tingle's latest story has Dilbert creator Scott Adams getting screwed by his own racism Thom Dunn
architecture Modernist man: Jock Peters may be the most influential architect you've never heard of Mark Frauenfelder
books New rare book catalogue features a Soviet Space Race picture book with backyard-built rocket Rebecca Romney
politics Trump declares classical architecture D.C.'s official style, all federal buildings must now be 'beautiful' Xeni Jardin
obsessions Nathan Myhrvold custom-builds a camera to take highest-rez-ever pix of snowflakes Clive Thompson
literature Cornell English Department votes to change name to "Department of Literatures In English" Thom Dunn
native americans It was a mistake to remove the native American maiden from Land O' Lakes packaging, says artist's son Mark Frauenfelder
music Classical guitarist built a microtonal guitar from LEGO and it sounds beautiful David Pescovitz