happy mutants The true nature of creativity: pilfering and recombining the work of your forebears (who, in turn, pilfered and recombined) Cory Doctorow

art This guy hand-paints amazing art on Vans loafers Xeni Jardin

happy mutants Lynda Barry's "Making Comics" is one of the best, most practical books ever written about creativity Cory Doctorow

music 'I was born without my right hand and use duct tape to play guitar' Xeni Jardin

art Watch: Epic ink pen drawing on a pizza box Xeni Jardin

art Just some really gorgeous psychedelic glass art Xeni Jardin

writing "Slow multitasking" is the good kind of multitasking Cory Doctorow

psychology The neuroscience of creativity (and yes, right brain/left brain is mostly bullshit) David Pescovitz

picks The Art of Cosplay: 'Fuse Bead Armor,' by Cosplay Amy (@cosplamy) Xeni Jardin

art Enjoy the animated art of Chacalall Orozco Xeni Jardin

Food Freddie Mercury chocolate cake Xeni Jardin

creativity John Cage's ten rules for students and teachers Andrea James

art Fine art finger painter Iris Scott talks about being "gifted" Rusty Blazenhoff

music Drummer documents 13 years of skill improvement Andrea James

Copyfight The myth of the "genius creator" requires that we ignore the people they build on, or insist they don't matter Cory Doctorow

creativity Charles Darwin spent most of his day chilling out Andrea James

creativity Woman uses her vitiligo as a template for body art Andrea James

design Fanciful embroidered typography and birds Andrea James

Kids Inspiring ad for a Toronto children's hospital Andrea James

Kids Ghostbusters Ecto-1 Wheelchair Costume Andrea James