germany Patti Smith stops to calm down crowd: "Just be cool, get cool" (1979) Rusty Blazenhoff

Boing Boing Gadgets This refurbished Lenovo Tab 4 is great tech for under $80 Boing Boing's Shop

mistakes Apple fans hate easily-marred FineWoven cases Rob Beschizza

books Book of crazy-cool caffeine cocktails Bob Knetzger

fun This water tower is shaped like a giant birthday cake with candles Popkin

Boing Boing Gadgets Save up to $500 on a Duracell Portable Power Station during "Preptember" Boing Boing's Shop

Boing Boing Gadgets Save 10% on a Victrola Wireless Turntable for a limited time only Boing Boing's Shop

DIY I am thrilled with these cheap LED headlights Jason Weisberger

law Woman jailed after billing Men's Wearhouse with fake invoices for 8 years Rob Beschizza

Deals The Great Dane of powerbanks arrives Boing Boing's Shop

video games This incredible guitar FX pedal lets you sample audio from Street Fighter Thom Dunn

audiobooks Original Buffy the Vampire Slayer cast members reunite for new audiobook sequel to the show Thom Dunn

art Take a peek at this doll eye display chart from the 1950s Popkin

art Watch someone embroider a stunning design into the holes of a public bench Popkin

tiktok Listen to the full version of the viral "capybara" song, created by a 22-year-old Russian blogger Jennifer Sandlin

Meh Cool products priced lower than Amazon, with code for free shipping Mark Frauenfelder

labor Totally cool CEO says governments need to punish workers with unemployment to make them less arrogant Ruben Bolling

Science Atmosphere of exoplanet is found to be indicative of an ocean surface… and maybe, possibly life Ruben Bolling

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

Cut the chatter Red 2 Bidding for the rediscovered movie prop "Red Leader" X-Wing fighter starts at $400k Jason Weisberger