Thank you for being part of the very first Yearly Thing 2025 — a curated collection of 324 links from Weekly Thing issues 306-336, organized into ten themed chapters covering the year's most compelling ideas in technology, culture, and digital life. The Yearly Thing is an artifact: a way to hold a year of the internet in your hands while the links themselves inevitably rot. This POAP is its digital twin — proof that you were here, that you collected the 2025 edition, and that you're part of the Weekly Thing community. One physical artifact. One digital collectible. Both yours to keep.

This POAP is a small gift to friends and family in recognition of my 54th Birthday. This token is directly distributed via claim code to each recipient. The design was created with AI and features a Formula 1 inspired race scene. This year I re-discovered F1 after nearly two decades of not paying much attention. Tyler and I have both enjoyed watching the races! 🏁 Related POAPs: - 50th Birthday → https://poap.gallery/event/20896 - 51st Birthday → https://poap.gallery/event/95194 - 52nd Birthday → https://poap.gallery/event/166479 - 53rd Birthday → https://poap.gallery/drops/183305

In 2026, the beloved ritual of receiving an inked passport stamp at a country’s port of entry is fading into the rearview mirror. Much of North America and Asia-Pacific stopped issuing stamps years ago, and Europe’s Schengen region is now transitioning to a fully digital, biometric entry-and-exit system, leaving travelers without a physical reminder of where they’ve been. The POAP Airport Rally offers a way to reconnect with that tradition. Starting January 1st 2026, travelers can mint a unique, commemorative POAP using POAP’s GPS minting feature at over 100 participating airports around the world. Each POAP carries artwork that is unique to that airport, and a special piece of trivia to help travelers connect with the places they are passing through. This POAP is distributed via POAP Airship, and serves as one of the qualifying tokens that unlocks participation in the POAP Airport Rally.

Olson Family Christmas in Nashville is a commemorative POAP celebrating our extended family trip to Nashville—holiday magic at the Gaylord Opryland, the iconic Ryman Auditorium, and the soundtrack of the season with music inspired by Vince Gill and Amy Grant. A festive keepsake for the lights, the laughter, and the songs we shared together.

This token commemorates our time together on Ponder — a “quiet place for your group to talk” where we connected, reflected, and held meaningful conversations away from the noise. As of December 2025, Ponder will be shutting down. The team shared that this decision was made thoughtfully, so the company could focus on other products and next steps. Thank you for being part of this community — for the ideas, the exchanges, and the friendships. This POAP marks that chapter closing, and honours the spirit of open, thoughtful discussion that Ponder embodied.

This token was distributed directly via printed claim sheets to participants in the 2025 Things 4 Good Candle Fundraiser hosted by the Thingelstad family. This annual give back event raised donations for causes that we want to support by selling our handmade wooden wick candles. This year's scents included True North, Winter Wonderland, Charcoal Rose, Old Fashioned, Apple of My Eye, Tea Time, Oh My Darling, Pumpkin Pie, and Just Crackle (unscented). This year we also debuted the 24oz XL Candles in Winter Wonderland and True North, as well as the T4G Labs and Rekindled collections. Finally, this was also the first year that we offered candle lids. Many new things! We provide the materials and make the candles so that ALL proceeds from the fundraiser go to four different non-profits that we each pick. This year we supported: - Animal Welfare Institute → https://awionline.org/ - Border Angels → https://www.borderangels.org - The Food Group → https://www.thefoodgroupmn.org - Sandy Hook Promise → https://www.sandyhookpromise.org

After the 612 POAP Challenge has completed on September 1, 2025 there will be a random drawing of five individual tokens and each winner will be sent one of these congratulations tokens which will entitle them to a $20 gift certificate at Dairy Queen! The more locations you collect the more likely you are to win!

This POAP is given to anyone that collects all 31 locations, thus all five different categories. You got them all! Architecture Aficionado: https://poap.gallery/drops/190898 Bridge Builder: https://poap.gallery/drops/190899 Culture Collector: https://poap.gallery/drops/190900 Lake Lover: https://poap.gallery/drops/190901 Minneapolis Marvel: https://poap.gallery/drops/190902

This POAP is given to anyone that collects the six different locations in the Minneapolis Marvel category. Gold Medal Building: https://poap.gallery/drops/190544 Goldy Gopher: https://poap.gallery/drops/190545 Grain Belt Sign: https://poap.gallery/drops/190546 Northrop Chair: https://poap.gallery/drops/190547 Target Headquarters: https://poap.gallery/drops/190548 Witches Tower: https://poap.gallery/drops/190549

This POAP is given to anyone that collects the six different locations in the Bridge Builder category. 35W Saint Anthony Falls Bridge: https://poap.gallery/drops/190524 Hennepin Avenue Bridge: https://poap.gallery/drops/190525 Lowry Avenue Bridge: https://poap.gallery/drops/190526 Martin Olav Sabo Bridge: https://poap.gallery/drops/190527 Stone Arch Bridge: https://poap.gallery/drops/190528 Washington Avenue Bridge: https://poap.gallery/drops/190529.