inventions Watch this Rube Goldberg-eque dish-cleaning contraption (video) Popkin

ceramics How Cornishware magically gets its iconic stripes Andrea James

retro Popular midcentury CorningWare pattern is back Rusty Blazenhoff

New Bosch dishwasher requires internet connection just to rinse dishes Mark Frauenfelder

travel The Fish Inn: A quirky roadside attraction in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, with a fish-shaped design and unique traditions Popkin

photography Everyone loves photos of natural color gradients—and should stop using them without credit! Jennifer Sandlin

top talent Watch these mesmerizing stop-motion Lego 'cooking' videos Jennifer Sandlin

food history Retro food horror: 1963 cookbook photo of bananas wrapped in pickled herring Popkin

inflation Dia de los Muertos altar prices up more than 25% Thom Dunn

youtube Feed your morbid true crime obsession with these death row last meal videos Jennifer Sandlin

new orleans Taylor Swift's boyfriend has a weird take on jambalaya Jennifer Sandlin

Food Seoul's Ramyun Library is a "paradise for noodle enthusiasts"! Jennifer Sandlin

This dude is into clean dishes A hot dishwashing tip Jason Weisberger

Science There's a thriving microbiome inside your microwave oven Allan Rose Hill

Japan 1 dead and many ill after eating eel at Japanese department store Rob Beschizza

Boing Boing Shop Slice and dice like a pro with this Konig Kitchen knife set, now 60% off! Boing Boing's Shop

Delightful Creatures A hilarious squirrel keeps spying on a woman through different windows of her house (video) Carla Sinclair

health Ultraprocessing veggies makes them bad for you Rob Beschizza

Science Watch a timelapse of a Kinder Happy Hippo getting devoured by mold Popkin