new york city Louis Vuitton unveils realistic audio-animatronic Yayoi Kusama display in NYC storefront Rusty Blazenhoff

love The Appreciation Effect is a social experiment to make people feel seen and valued Rusty Blazenhoff

oregon Enormous smiley face appears in Oregon forest every fall Rusty Blazenhoff

cartoons Cartoonist sells his "crappy rejected" New Yorker submissions Rusty Blazenhoff

happy mutant Seattleites: You'll soon be able to hitch a free ride in a 1967 Checker Cab Rusty Blazenhoff

los angeles I experienced the Stash House escape room with friends and we had a blast Rusty Blazenhoff

puppets Watch 'What a Wonderful World' performed in hand shadows Rusty Blazenhoff

new york city Improv Everywhere 'lights up' random New Yorker's sentimental holiday messages on a 30-foot screen Rusty Blazenhoff

burning man Emergency playa ukuleles Rusty Blazenhoff

fun 'Weird Box' is a cool interactive film starring your Instagram photos Rusty Blazenhoff

street art Will Coles' street art Jennifer Sandlin

Roadside Attractions There's a giant baby at Duncan Family Farms Jennifer Sandlin

lawsuits TGI Friday's "mozzarella sticks" are bereft of mozzarella, according to class-action lawsuit Mark Frauenfelder

science fiction Ardbeg just released a sci-fi scotch-themed comic book and it's surprisingly wonderful Thom Dunn

Comics Night Eaters is the freaky Covid immigrant horror story you've been waiting for Thom Dunn

Allee Willis Best schwag ever: Allee Willis Cut-Out Paper Doll Book Rusty Blazenhoff

Mark Hamill Watch: Mark Hamill surprises customers when he works the Jack in the Box drive-thru window Carla Sinclair

Roadside Attractions Another roadside attraction: the Painted Propane Tanks of Sonoita, Arizona Jennifer Sandlin

Boing Boing Gadgets This minimalist light packs a maximalist punch Boing Boing's Shop

music Synthetic voices with real heart: an interview with Vocaloid producer MushiP Jane Frauenfelder