Pasta Professional Get "lovingly curated" niche trade journals delivered to your door Rusty Blazenhoff

animals People are collecting illegal tarantulas "like they're Pokemon" Allan Rose Hill

occult The Enduring Legacy of Parapsychologist J.B. Rhine Mitch Horowitz

tabletop gaming Tabletop gamers gift guide for 2021 Gareth Branwyn

corruption The DoJ allowed an oil company to hide $10 million in political donations as part of its bankruptcy filings Thom Dunn

late stage capitalism USPTO denies "vegan butcher" trademark to indy food shop, then gives it to Nestlé Mark Frauenfelder

anti-vax The resurgence of measles suggests our society is falling apart Jason Weisberger

Boing Boing Gadgets Thousands of sleep apnea sufferers rely on a lone Australian CPAP hacker to stay healthy Cory Doctorow

Science Save The Elephants: How DNA revealed the 3 cartels behind most of Africa's ivory smuggling Xeni Jardin

art The Weird of Wendy Pini Rob Beschizza

fascism Hitler's mouthpiece got booted from American restaurants, too Andrea James

History Solving the "Longbow Puzzle": why did France and Scotland keep their inferior crossbows? Cory Doctorow

copyright The twisted history of the Happy Birthday song—and the copyright shenanigans that keep it profitable Glenn Fleishman

Solitary Vices: Mikita Brottman on the Books in Her Life Mark Dery