Delightful Creatures Cat defeats owner's attempt to cat-proof a Christmas tree Mark Frauenfelder

metalworking This Christmas tree is so fucking metal Thom Dunn

Science In the future we might paint our homes with dead Christmas trees Séamus Bellamy

cats Cat enjoys nesting in Christmas Tree Xeni Jardin

mistakes Australians warned not to touch or even approach the poisonous Dendrocnide moroides trees there Rob Beschizza

festivus Happy Festivus to all the Christmas curmudgeons of the world! Carla Sinclair

christmas Light-painting photography artist Dariustwin captivates with stop-motion videos Rusty Blazenhoff

disputes Tree surgeon dumps cuttings on customer's lawn for not paying him Mark Frauenfelder

happy mutants My Life on the Road: Farewell to the Chill Séamus Bellamy

fires Fox News Christmas tree engulfed in flames after man climbs it, caught on video Carla Sinclair

Boing Boing Gadgets Pre-Black Friday Deal: Protect your ornaments from pets and kids with these anchors Boing Boing's Shop

Exclusive excerpt of three new Christmas Ghost Stories by Seth Mark Frauenfelder

mathematics This "Weird Units Calculator" can convert watts into T-Rex bites and lightsabers Thom Dunn

trees Redwood trees in the UK Rob Beschizza

playground equipment Why you can't play on history's most thrilling piece of playground equipment Miss Cellania

Cooking Eat your Christmas tree? Gareth Branwyn

Anthony Quinn Warner Trump remains silent on Nashville suicide bombing Gina Loukareas

tabloids American mayhem in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

christmas Mark Lanegan releasing a Christmas album David Pescovitz

mistakes The wonderful world of asbestos Rob Beschizza