the matrix How could there be two famous people named Wink Martindale? Kevin Reome

politics Arizona's shipping container border barrier is illegal and ineffective Jennifer Sandlin

the cruelty is the point A GOP operative was arrested last month for kicking a dog in the stomach. Rep. Mike Collins just selected him for chief of staff Mark Frauenfelder

recipes Recipe for Goblin Sandwiches (1946) Thom Dunn

Food Deep-fried Goo Goo clusters and oysters on a stick — a celebration of fair food Jennifer Sandlin

cool tools My favorite shop tips of 2020, part 2 Gareth Branwyn

Boing Boing Gadgets Here are 30 amazing items for under $30 that you'll actually use every day Boing Boing's Shop

trump Why tabloid reporters are like Donald Trump Peter Sheridan

Boing Boing Gadgets Become the author you always dreamed you'd be with this creative writing training Boing Boing's Shop

baking Why is everyone suddenly baking bread? I think I know Gareth Branwyn

prosthetics Bionic hands controlled by new "minimuscles" implanted in the wearer's arm David Pescovitz

Business Why I won't buy an Ipad: ten years later Cory Doctorow

Boing Boing Gadgets 10 gifts you can get now that don't need shipping Boing Boing's Shop

Science A 1953 colloquium pondered the question "Did Man Once Live By Beer Alone?" Clive Thompson

Boing Boing Gadgets 8 hardcore flashlights you'll want on your next outdoor trip Boing Boing's Shop

makers Thinking back on the special magic of Make: and Maker Faire Gareth Branwyn

Business Grifty "information security" companies promised they could decrypt ransomware-locked computers, but they were just quietly paying the ransoms Cory Doctorow

Weird Man donates frostbitten digits to Canadian bar to use as a cocktail garnish Séamus Bellamy

fake news Clintons confess, Obama to blame, and Trump triumphs in this week's tabloids Peter Sheridan

cards against humanity Cards Against Humanity purchases border territory to stop Trump's wall, gets legal advice and builds trebuchet, to make it stick Cory Doctorow