gadgets Excellent interactive explanation of how mechanical watches work Rob Beschizza

britain Britain running out of clockmakers Rob Beschizza

History Why did Beethoven go deaf? DNA testing solves 200 year old mystery Yoy Luadha

outsider art The Scare-Fox (1910) was a mechanical device created to scare foxes away from pheasants, and it looks like a fantastic piece of folk art Popkin

History Documentary about automata, the mechanical "robots" of the past Rob Beschizza

Science Human Y chromosome completely sequenced Rob Beschizza

wired The incredible, playful clocks of Rick Stanley Rusty Blazenhoff

HDSF What is Thionite? Science fiction's narcotic good stuff Jesse Sheidlower

nightmare fuel Nightmarish prototype of a wind-up creeping baby doll Mark Frauenfelder

The military design origins of the 16th Century Book Wheel Elías Villoro

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Games A fantasy console dev kit in your pocket Rob Beschizza

filmmaking Understanding staging and blocking in films Gareth Branwyn

movies Here's what a Disney version of A Clockwork Orange would look like Devin Nealy

music Watch the great Wendy Carlos demonstrate her Moog synthesizer in 1970 David Pescovitz

sports Tennis star kicked out of Mexican Open after bashing umpire's chair with racket during tantrum Rob Beschizza

tabloids World War III has broken out (in case you missed it) in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

music Daniel Radcliffe will play Weird Al Yankovic in new biopic David Pescovitz

Boing Boing Gadgets Extend your vision for dark movie nights with this $8.50 LED backlight for smart TVs Boing Boing's Shop

Boing Boing Gadgets Get your dog started on a plant-based dog food they'll actually love for just $5 Boing Boing's Shop