gadgets The Analog Thing: an open-source, cutting-edge analog computer Rob Beschizza

electronics Recreating the Roland TR-808's legendary analog cowbell Rob Beschizza

animation Pixar director shows how to make flipbooks, from inside his closet Rusty Blazenhoff

DIY Analog Tetris — the homemade cardboard version Rusty Blazenhoff

analog Clever app-controlled analog split-flap display for your home or office David Pescovitz

music Moog is making 25 more legendary Synthesizer IIIc units Andrea James

animation Trippy in-camera VFX + Neil deGrasse Tyson = Into the Bright Unknown Andrea James

Netflix A fascinating look at Netflix's now-defunct DVD shipping assembly line Thom Dunn

cinema Review: I wish "Oppenheimer" had ignited the atmosphere Natalie Dressed

Play-Doh This psychedelic 1969 ad for Play-Doh shows kids squeezing the guts out of monsters' eyes and ears Mark Frauenfelder

michigan Fraudulent elector compares legal stress to cancer diagnosis in desperate fundraiser Mark Frauenfelder

gadgets Casio watch ring looks wonderfully ridiculous, but is sadly non-functional Rob Beschizza

powerpoint What corporate presentations were like before PowerPoint Thom Dunn

synthesizers Fritz Lang's classic sci-fi film Metropolis gets a new electronic soundtrack Thom Dunn

Boing Boing Gadgets Take your favorite vinyls on the go with this portable record player, now under $90 Boing Boing's Shop

How Les Sewing Sisters are tailoring a new sound in music Lee Keeler

documentary A short documentary from 1968 shows first computer animation of people Mark Frauenfelder

Weird A taxonomy of those little plastic bread clasps Rob Beschizza