art Living plant facade covers entire office building in Osaka Popkin

architecture Canberra's brutalist bus shelters are so beloved they've been turned into earrings and tattoos Ellsworth Toohey

transportation NYC subway arrival boards get user-friendly redesign Mark Frauenfelder

News Cities are using Ballot Bins that allow smokers to "vote" on questions by depositing their cigarette butts Mark Frauenfelder

urban design Pedestrian safety bricks: surprising crosswalk hack Mark Frauenfelder

climate change A stunning visualization of how racist housing policies create urban heat islands Thom Dunn

cars Watch: How traffic light programming helps manage congestion David Pescovitz

art Artist turns neglected potholes into ice cream treats Carla Sinclair

History How a naked steakhouse ad became a feminist protest poster Ellsworth Toohey

kickstarter Two surreal sci-fi graphic novels from Scavengers Reign artist Jonathan Djob Nkondo launch on Kickstarter Gareth Branwyn

politics HUD wants to evict 37,000 citizen kids over their parents' papers Ellsworth Toohey

design A manhole cover may have been the first object launched into space Popkin

review A tactical backpack that won't make you look like a TactiFool Séamus Bellamy

privacy This free VPN is a massive security risk Séamus Bellamy

Boing Boing Gadgets Your sleep stats tracker wants you to try SleepEEZ Boing Boing's Shop

websites Online archive of vintage computer manuals Rob Beschizza

movies A Minecraft Movie hits $157m seam at U.S. Box Office Rob Beschizza

art history New York gallery celebrates Will Eisner with landmark retrospective Gareth Branwyn