economics Costco co-founder to new CEO: "If you raise the effing hot dog, I will kill you." Thom Dunn

DIY A hot dog is neither a sandwich, nor a taco — it is a synthesizer Thom Dunn

world records Someone has finally broken the Guinness World Record for long-distance throwing of a hot dog sausage in a bun Thom Dunn

los angeles LA's beloved Pink's Hot Dogs roasted by savage food critic Mark Frauenfelder

hotdogs of the sea These videos demonstrate how fake crab sticks, "hotdogs of the sea," are made Jennifer Sandlin

Food Would you try this octopus chocolate chip cookie, or these chicken skin fried pickles? Jennifer Sandlin

Green River My favorite Chicago-style delicacy: The Italian Beef Jason Weisberger

star trek Harlan Ellison auction includes the world's most (in)famous "Star Trek" photo Mark Frauenfelder

happy mutants My Life on the Road: Farewell to the Chill Séamus Bellamy

Boing Boing Gadgets Here are 39 of the best July 4th deals to help keep some money in your wallet Boing Boing's Shop

Killers hunt Prince Andrew, Brad Pitt's secret daughter, and George Clooney's plastic surgery shocker, in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

humor Prankster gets the obituary he probably deserves Rusty Blazenhoff

tabloids Brad Pitt's brush with death, Julia Roberts quitting Hollywood, and Christmas kittens, in this week's dubious ad-packed tabloids Peter Sheridan

ice cream Oscar Mayer intros a hot dog ice cream sandwich to mock French's mustard ice cream Rusty Blazenhoff

airbnb Spend a "bunderful" night in the Wienermobile through Airbnb Rusty Blazenhoff

Funny Let's build a robot to kill the creator of "I am not a robot" CAPTCHA image grids Andrea James

picks I rode Amtrak's Coast Starlight the wrong direction. I still loved it. Jason Weisberger

Funny The Sandwich Alignment Chart (cue John Hodgman's exploding head!) Cory Doctorow

unfortunate events $12,000-a-ticket luxury Fyre Festival in Bahamas descends into a Lord of the Flies dystopia Mark Frauenfelder

obits Mandy Johnson, 1953-2015 Rob Beschizza