toilets Want to urinate in a gold toilet? You're in luck at the Guggenheim Rob Beschizza

art Unearthing the bizarre connection between Devo and pro golfer Chi Chi Rodriguez Mark Frauenfelder

television Meet the man behind the laugh tracks of 1980s sitcoms David Pescovitz

cars The fascinating free speech history of American license plates Thom Dunn

media diets This is the "media diet" of 99% Invisible's Roman Mars Mark Frauenfelder

maps Visit scenic Busta Rhymes Island in Massachusetts Thom Dunn

Scientists are trying to design a chili pepper that's easily-harvested by machines John Struan

furniture How to design a chair that can survive an 8-story fall Mark Frauenfelder

maker Secret history of classic TV's laugh tracks David Pescovitz

roundabouts This is one of the world's most complex intersections David Pescovitz

design Nebraska flag, flying upside down at State Capitol without notice, may get redesign David Pescovitz

elevators Elevators with no buttons, doors or stops Mark Frauenfelder

books The Creative Architect – An iconic '50s creativity study finally comes to light in book form Gareth Branwyn

happy mutants Unpleasant Design: design that bullies its users Cory Doctorow

Science One man's incredible plan for humanity to migrate into space David Pescovitz

movies Futurististic computer screens are mostly blue Rob Beschizza

design Treescrapers are bullshit Cory Doctorow