music Meet "Spoon Lady" Abby Roach Jennifer Sandlin

lathe Measuring spoons made from pine cones Andrea James

makers Essential tool for spoon whittlers Mark Frauenfelder

los angeles LA driver's karmic crusade: one brake light rescue at a time Lee Keeler

phoenix Reward offered for return of 15-foot-tall spoon stolen from Phoenix Dairy Queen Jennifer Sandlin

fun If the person who named Walkie-Talkies named other things too Popkin

latte art Check out this 3D latte art Elías Villoro

tips Should you point utensils up or down in the dishwasher? Mark Frauenfelder

metric Laziness, stupidity, and egotism are why the United States doesn't use the metric system Jason Weisberger

delightful children Watch: Toddler busy at work as he litters entire kitchen floor with spoons Carla Sinclair

Art and Design "Tihngs" is a wonderful curation of unique antiques Popkin

Science These spoons and bowls use electricity to make food taste saltier Popkin

recipes This Spotify playlist is also a fantastic recipe for Kimchi Fried Rice Thom Dunn

tabloids 100 reasons to love America (and several reasons to hate it) in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

a well-regulated militia I saw this most asinine bumper sticker today on a car in Phoenix Jennifer Sandlin

useful stuff Cool hands-free illuminated magnifier for cheap Mark Frauenfelder

Space First ever plants grown in soil from the Moon David Pescovitz

Boing Boing Gadgets Save $44 on a Japanese chef knife that can transform your kitchen arsenal Boing Boing's Shop

1940s Fantastic 1940s performance by The Henry Miles Dixieland Jug Band Mark Frauenfelder