etymology Cool facts about the word "orange" Annie Rauwerda

Games Retroid's Pocket Nova takes a second shot at getting 4:3 right Rob Beschizza

Science Vivianite may be the most goth crystal on Earth with its eerie glow and graveyard origins Popkin

art Handmade kaleidoscopes that open tiny portals into dreamlike mini universes Popkin

DIY Easter egg trees are a forgotten German tradition worth reviving Popkin

art Artist hand-stitched a dress entirely from preserved autumn leaves Popkin

entomology Educate yourself with The Bee Guy's daily basic bee facts Jennifer Sandlin

Boing Boing Gadgets This refurbished ASUS Chromebook flips between laptop and tablet for just $150 Boing Boing's Shop

health Double-tipped fingernails: rare nail growth that looks almost unreal Popkin

History Faber Birren painted his bedroom red to see if it would drive him mad, then designed the colors of the nuclear age Ellsworth Toohey

Games I said I'd skip Marathon. I was wrong. Grant St. Clair

gadgets Rob Beschizza

Food Bottle of salt from before the dinosaurs has an expiration date of 2019 Popkin

books John Shirley's guide to wrecking your career in science fiction John Shirley

Space Dying star lights up the Helix Nebula Rob Beschizza

Games After plagiarism scandal, Bungie's Marathon gets a release date Grant St. Clair

travel Bulgarian architect creates whimsical snail-shaped family home Popkin

History The 1990s toy that simulated shaking a baby to death Ellsworth Toohey

arizona Free festival turns 5,000-person mining town into musical maze Jennifer Sandlin

ebooks Who needs Amazon Whispersync when you have a reMarkable Tablet? Séamus Bellamy