happy mutants RIP, Little Free Library founder Todd H. Bol Cory Doctorow

drm HP covers printer's USB port with warning sticker to make sure you don't go right ahead and use it Rob Beschizza

law Exxon sued by government for failing to stop harassment of black employees Rob Beschizza

economics David Graeber's posthumous new book explores how pirates created liberalism Thom Dunn

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

animatronics The history of Laughing Sal, an animatronic funhouse lure Popkin

micronations In 1948 James T. Mangan declared the entire universe to be a country under his protection Mark Frauenfelder

Old school "spacehey", a new social network that reboots the design of MySpace Clive Thompson

Boing Boing Gadgets If you've ever thought of learning American Sign Language, this masterclass is the way to go Boing Boing's Shop

video EXP TV has a huge lineup of retro found footage Andrea James

Business Vudu, Walmart's streaming service, to be bought by Comcast-owned Fandango Xeni Jardin

Boing Boing Gadgets The Kitchen Cube might just bring you back to cooking again Boing Boing's Shop

videos "OK Boomer" comes to the NZ Parliament and makes all the right people angry Cory Doctorow

trump Trump wants a goth brutalist border wall with black spikes (no, really) Xeni Jardin

fake news Tom Cruise's healing touch, Nazi Roseanne, and Vanna White's hooker scandal, in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

donald trump Facebook bans British bigots Séamus Bellamy

britain British road barriers, modeled on children, stare into you Rob Beschizza

law What it takes to actually stop a determined, vengeful cyberstalker Cory Doctorow

crime Jackass neighbor unplugs bouncy house at child's birthday party, trapping toddlers inside David Pescovitz

History The fascinating and ego-killing existence of human wormholes Ryan Holiday