animation My name is potato Andrea James

Farm gives away potatoes after growing too many Rob Beschizza

History Man spent 40 years perfecting a lettuce cigarette Ellsworth Toohey

Delightful Creatures Raccoon falls though ceiling into restaurant Rob Beschizza

Democrats Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer mistaken as to why Trump ignores them Jason Weisberger

usps Did you know you can mail potatoes without packaging them? Rob Beschizza

smoking This TV commercial overtly attempts to hypnotize you into buying Spud cigarettes Allan Rose Hill

Wham-O How African killifish almost became Wham-O's coolest toy of the 1960s Ellsworth Toohey

Food Here's a guide to picking the best potato variety for mashing, baking, or frying Mark Frauenfelder

music Watch Devo play NPR's Tiny Desk Allan Rose Hill

gadgets Bigme Hibreak is a $220 e-ink smartphone Rob Beschizza

folk music Traditional folk tunes get a psychedelic dirge reimagining Natalie Dressed

Boing Boing Gadgets This screwdriver kit is great when you don't want to pull out the whole tool bench Boing Boing's Shop

canada A beaver celebrated Canada Day by stealing a Canadian flag Jennifer Sandlin

gadgets Nokia's G22 "fixable" smartphone comes with a teardown kit Rob Beschizza

art Celebrating the 35th anniversary of Star Trek: The Next Generation with mixed-media meme art Gareth Branwyn

toys The first Mr. Potato Head commercial hit the airwaves on this day in 1952 Devin Nealy

factories Freshly harvested potato on chip factory conveyor belt… wasn't that. David Pescovitz

memoirs Mark Dery to work with Devo's Mark Mothersbaugh on memoir Gareth Branwyn

music Devo sweater and silver track suit from streetwear brand Slam Jam David Pescovitz