youtube The Youtubers' union just wants Google to give them the rulebook Cory Doctorow

youtube Germany's powerful IG Metall trade union is organizing Youtubers to force Google to play fair Cory Doctorow

archaeology This 2,500-year-old Chinese sword looks like "something from the J.R.R. Tolkien universe that has entered the actual historical record" Ellsworth Toohey

Space Huge metallic ring fell from sky and crashed into Kenyan village Allan Rose Hill

Boing Boing Gadgets JBL's pocket boombox brings your tunes wherever you may roam this Black Friday Boing Boing's Shop

Boing Boing Gadgets Sneaky headphones let you eavesdrop while pretending to ignore everyone Boing Boing's Shop

game of thrones $21 million raised in Game of Thrones prop auction Rob Beschizza

Boing Boing Gadgets This AI makes better songs than Metallica. Yeah, I said it. Boing Boing's Shop

travel Saturn simulation takes you on a journey to the gas giant's core Popkin

Delightful Creatures This stunning Jewel Beetle is mesmerizing to look at Popkin

cover songs Ever wondered how "Smoke on the Water" would sound If The Doors wrote it? Watch here! Mark Frauenfelder

News Tesla on autopilot almost crashes into passing train Mark Frauenfelder

drums Zildjian's new e-drum kit is a gamechanger in music technology Thom Dunn

fashion Balenciaga goes death metal David Pescovitz

music Go vote for your favorites in Metallica's inaugural marching band competition Jennifer Sandlin

Boing Boing Gadgets This mini but mighty day/night vision camera is $39 off only during this Black Friday deal Boing Boing's Shop

spray paint You won't believe this man's skill at matching paint colors Mark Frauenfelder

Games Turns out the Amiga was powerful enough to run DOOM after all! Rob Beschizza

Science Wild video of fireball turning the sky eerie green as child plays David Pescovitz

concerts How to write an epic setlist for your rock band Thom Dunn