science fiction Making an insane galactic warrior costume Gareth Branwyn

australia Australian beaches overrun by snake-infested foam Thom Dunn

halloween Making foam beer stein-style cup and can insulators Gareth Branwyn

foam Videos capture the wonder of self-expanding foam packaging Rob Beschizza

Technology Amateur builds 130-mile drone with almost no prior experience Ellsworth Toohey

work from home Testing a dual-purpose foot rest that doubles as a rocker Ellsworth Toohey

photography 11,000 public domain photographs of America's forgotten roadside attractions Mark Frauenfelder

Entertainment Original E.T. puppet looks like Dollar Tree bootleg, Sotheby's wants $900,000 Ellsworth Toohey

Coffee James Hoffman's guide to becoming a latte artist Jason Weisberger

headphones Bowers & Wilkins' Pi8 are my ear weapons of choice Séamus Bellamy

human rights Canadian detained by ICE for two weeks tells her story: "Everything felt like it was meant to break you" Ellsworth Toohey

Weird What are these weird Pringle-shaped plastic things that washed up on the beach? Rob Beschizza

science fiction Dyson Trees could make a home for humans—and other things Rob Beschizza

Games Jeff Probst and Exploding Kittens collaborating on a game Gail Sherman

Blade Runner From Blade Runner to baking: Syd Mead's amazing gingerbread creations Mark Frauenfelder

Culture Tom Whitwell's annual collection of 52 fascinating facts returns, featuring expensive calculators and trademarked scents Mark Frauenfelder

travel Tabayama, Japan's thrilling 800-foot roller slide down a rustic mountainside Popkin

law Vermont man charged with drunk driving in Canada thought he was in U.S. Rob Beschizza

Boing Boing Shop Block out the loud guy at the gym with these noise-canceling headphones! Boing Boing's Shop