woodworking Woodworker turns a wooden goblet with a captive ring on the stem Andrea James

art Painters have been lying with mirrors for 600 years Ellsworth Toohey

russia Russian hitman who held up Ukrainian skull has been shot in the skull Carla Sinclair

Comics Monoskop is a fantastic resource for discovering and viewing conceptual comics Popkin

tabletop games A challenging version of tic-tac-toe Mark Frauenfelder

fantasy Excellent review of Jack Vance's "Tales of the Dying Earth" Mark Frauenfelder

History A Tangled Weave: when Louis XIV made owning calico cotton a crime Michael Skeet

music Legendary surf rock guitarist Dick Dale, RIP David Pescovitz

happy mutants The strange and complex world of flame-effect LED bulbs Cory Doctorow

movies Watch: movie directors using color to mess with your mind David Pescovitz

Weird God's trade show David Pescovitz

Food Warning: At least two eels were definitely harmed during the reporting of this story Linda Rodriguez

40 of the world's weirdest flowers Nadina Hughes