photography The Smithsonian just released 2.8 million images into the public domain David Pescovitz

happy mutants Teaching a banjo workshop while undergoing an EEG Cory Doctorow

History 1,650 year old unopened wine bottle looks like it should stay that way Andrea James

wikipedia Can Everipedia remake collaborative encyclopedias to be inclusive and enjoyable? Andrea James

Copyfight 100 bold ideas the BBC can use to fight back Cory Doctorow

Entertainment Planned "Tropical Americas" land in Disney World places emphasis on authenticity Ruben Bolling

Trump targets Maine's funding over clash with governor on transgender athletes Jason Weisberger

books McAtlas documents, analyzes, and celebrates the international multiformity of McDonald's Ruben Bolling

News LA Times AI defends the Ku Klux Klan Jason Weisberger

politics Trump's "Have fun!" may ring hollow to farmers Jason Weisberger

late stage capitalism They should have named the new dual-branded Applebees-IHOP restaurant "Hopplebee's" Jennifer Sandlin

kickstarter "Oddly Compelling" explores the life of comic artist and CBLDF founder Denis Kitchen Thom Dunn

books Every bibliophile wants one of these (and no, it's not a fancy bookmark) Allan Rose Hill

youtube Martial arts expert grades fictional fighting techniques Grant St. Clair

pizza Connecticut, pizza capital of the U.S. Wait, what? Rob Beschizza

ireland Newly discovered fungal zombie spiders named for Sir David Attenborough Thom Dunn

Boing Boing Gadgets Talk like a local and train your brain with this lifetime Babbel deal Boing Boing's Shop

video AI used to colorize 1920s beach vacation footage Popkin

music "Planet of the Bass" comedian sends up early 2010s alt-pop Grant St. Clair

Weird Mr Beast rents out Giza's pyramids in possibly the most conspicuous consumption of all time Grant St. Clair