gender Tehran's police tell women that violations of religious dress codes will henceforth be treated as civil offenses, not criminal offenses Cory Doctorow

super mario LUSH introduces new SUPER MARIO-themed soap Thom Dunn

gadgets Kitten-shaped mechanical keyboard with kitten-shaped keycaps Rob Beschizza

trading up Man buys ad to trade up old stick of cheese, but now that offers are rolling in he can't decide Carla Sinclair

plastic surgery "Advanced injector" TikTok nurse reveals plastic surgery recos for Stranger Things star and gets righteous backlash Jennifer Sandlin

politics General Colin Powell, first Black US secretary of state, RIP David Pescovitz

Boanthropy is a rare psychological disorder that causes a human being to believe they are a cow Popkin

green new deal Goodbye, Big Oil: "Half the world's proven reserves (1.7 trillion barrels) will never be needed" Mark Frauenfelder

books Hardcover edition of The Making of Prince of Persia Rob Beschizza

music Shut in sounds: Gary Numan singing and playing guitar from his den Gareth Branwyn

History For 13 years, this photographer has been building an incredible 3D digital model of Athens David Pescovitz

dolphins There's a non-zero possibility that Iran has a fleet of Communist assassin dolphins Thom Dunn

manners Four Persian drivers arrive simultaneously at an intersection Rob Beschizza

mermaids Watch this short documentary about a mermaid community in Virginia Mark Frauenfelder

mistakes New York City man alarmed by presence of unusual cat (NSFW) Rob Beschizza

books The Voynich Manuscript appears to be a fairly routine anthology of ancient women's health advice Cory Doctorow

Boing Boing Gadgets A traveling neon salesman's sample-case, 1935 Cory Doctorow

politics Iran sucks at censoring apps, so the Persian diaspora is using them for unfiltered political discussion Cory Doctorow

music Kronos Quartet's Kronos Festival 2017 this weekend in San Francisco David Pescovitz

History 1000-year old windmills still in use Rob Beschizza