broadway Watch this frighteningly realistic tiger puppet from Life of Pi Jennifer Sandlin

happy mutants Superb makeup transformation from young woman to elderly genius Cory Doctorow

education Program an animatronic, design a coaster at this new Philly exhibit Ruben Bolling

art This subreddit is full of beautifully worn-out objects Popkin

reading Reading Rainbow's theme song gets magical makeover from rising star Bukola Jennifer Sandlin

SAG-AFTRA slams AI "actor" Tilly Norwood as synthetic and soulless Jason Weisberger

Entertainment Del Toro's "Frankenstein" gets lavish art book ahead of 2025 film release (see sample spreads) Mark Frauenfelder

art Students create incredible typewriter art in 1937 film "Able to tick? Tick along" Popkin

art How a Welsh singer in 1885 used her voice to create stunning geometric art Popkin

photos The secret world of Victorian microphotography: shrinking images to the size of a pencil tip Popkin

sports Watch mesmerizing routines from the Indoor Skydiving Championships Jennifer Sandlin

art Cathedral of Junk is a "the best three-story junk tower you will ever see" Popkin

Entertainment Original E.T. puppet looks like Dollar Tree bootleg, Sotheby's wants $900,000 Ellsworth Toohey

animation Exploring the early clay animations of Joseph Sunn Popkin

music Wandering beatmaker recruits random strangers for street freestyle Grant St. Clair

art Antique 'Specimens of Fancy Turning': Geometric designs from Edward J. Woolsey's 1869 albumen silver prints Popkin

Weird Breaking Bad's weird, completely official Colombian remake Grant St. Clair

Boing Boing Gadgets The Seido Japanese Master Chef's 8-Piece Knife Set is on sale for $109.97 until January  12.  Boing Boing's Shop

music 27 musicians try to interpret "Hit 'Em," a baffling song from a stranger's dream Thom Dunn