fashion Fed-up cobbler fashions extra-long social-distancing shoes Rusty Blazenhoff

politics DeSantis is forced to explain his choices in footwear Jason Weisberger

History Adidas CEO says Hitler-loving Kanye isn't really an antisemite — "It just came off that way." Mark Frauenfelder

music "Jenny," a favorite character from indie band The Mountain Goats, is back in a new album called "Jenny from Thebes" Jennifer Sandlin

controversy Adidas starts selling Kanye West's Yeezys after anti-Semitic fallout Mark Frauenfelder

dupe Investors sue Adidas for not dumping Kanye West years ago Mark Frauenfelder

Business Dr. Martens planning for IPO in 2021 David Pescovitz

Spoken Word with Electronics JOKES! Hear "QAnon Girl", by The Mike Pence Experience, and ALL the VHS Porn of 1984, read by a computer. Ethan Persoff

Boing Boing Gadgets Ace Marks is making high-end dress shoes affordable Boing Boing's Shop

photography Something big smashed into Jupiter David Pescovitz

Games Apple removed a teen's award-winning anti-Trump game "Bad Hombre" because they can't tell the difference between apps that criticize racism and racist apps Cory Doctorow

music Prince's shoe-maker used to supply 30-40 pairs of high-heeled boots/month, totaling 3,000 pairs Cory Doctorow

futility closet A 69-year-old shoemaker came to the Battle of Gettysburg to "shoot the damned rebels" Futility Closet

publishing In-depth look at the Financial Times' weekly guide to ostentatious status goods for tasteless one-percenters Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Sara Varon's New Shoes: a kids' buddy story about the jungles of Guyana and redemption Cory Doctorow

The Munsters The (new) Munsters will live in "hipster" Brooklyn Jason Weisberger

happy mutants Kickstarting a second volume of Hugo Award nominees Cory Doctorow

books Best older kid's literature from 1966 Joshua Glenn