News Victorian Crank Machine: a soul-crushing gadget designed to break prison inmates Mister Dobo

Science Bright results in a dark year for science Rob Beschizza

politics Pro-Trump Mesa County clerk convicted of tampering with voting machines Rob Beschizza

automation Mesmerizing video: how instant ramen is mass-produced in a factory Popkin

Blood in the Machine: the real story of the Luddites Yoy Luadha

tourist traps Penny presses: find squashed penny machines near you Bob Knetzger

AI Grimes invites fans to collaborate with software that mimics her voice and encourages users to be "tasteful" Jennifer Sandlin

fireworks These are the crazy industrial machines that make fireworks Lux Sparks-Pescovitz

Comic Books Marvel Comics Mini-Books from 1966 re-issued Mark Frauenfelder

Spoken Word with Electronics Sound Design: How to Make Your Home Into Eraserhead or 2001: A Space Odyssey Ethan Persoff

Tim Burton These Tim Burton "magical movie machines" are flipping delightful Rusty Blazenhoff

Boing Boing Gadgets These moving, 3D wooden mechanical models are as gorgeous as they are crazy cool Boing Boing's Shop

Technology Visiting a China trade show for fireworks manufacturing machines Lux Sparks-Pescovitz

animation Flip animation on a power drill Rusty Blazenhoff

vending machines Pictorial history of vending machines, from Ancient Greece to today Bob Knetzger

maker This man is building the business of DIY assault rifles David Pescovitz

gift guide Boing Boing Gift Guide 2015 Boing Boing

interviews Wim Wenders: Looking back on the road ahead Aaron Stewart-Ahn

fiction The Man Who Sold The Moon Cory Doctorow