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wired The incredible, playful clocks of Rick Stanley Rusty Blazenhoff

wonderful things The story of David Bird, the man behind the adorable world of Becorns Rusty Blazenhoff

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happy mutant David Byrne brings the world "Reasons to be Cheerful" Rusty Blazenhoff

music Weekend Tunes: DeVotchKa – Straight Shot Séamus Bellamy

wonderful things Blacknoise generates irritating ambient sounds Rob Beschizza

wonderful things Guy makes great song from a Facebook conversation about a hedgehog image Mark Frauenfelder

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design Minimalist tool organizer doubles as art with elegant tool silhouettes Popkin

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Comic Books "Alter Ego" is a great new crime novel about IP, AI, and comic book industry con artists Thom Dunn

History Enjoy two different looks at the impossibly-instant Polaroid camera Bob Knetzger

music Music really does sound better when you're high, scientists report Allan Rose Hill

bizarre competitions Wolfing down scalding hot biscuits and other weird contests from 1897 Mark Frauenfelder

book reviews Alan Moore's new whimsical, wonderful, and wordy novel Thom Dunn

politics Senator Warren gets in on the couch jokes Jason Weisberger

art Whimsical objects that blur the line between art and everyday life Jennifer Sandlin