happy mutants Lynda Barry gets a guest-appearance in The Family Circus Cory Doctorow

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Entertainment Remember the GoBots? Jason Weisberger

electronic music The Faint: 25 years of Blank Wave Arcade (Todd Fink Interview) Lee Keeler

websites Fan wikis wanting to escape the Fandom/Wikia sinkhole have a new ally Rob Beschizza

photography Fernand Aubry's 1951 bat mask (and an appropriately gothic dress) Popkin

Japan Guards vs cats: The ongoing battle at Japanese museum entrance Mark Frauenfelder

Boing Boing Gadgets This MacBook Pro's Touch Bar helped me skip through annoying ads Boing Boing's Shop

bizarre competitions Wolfing down scalding hot biscuits and other weird contests from 1897 Mark Frauenfelder

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top talent This miniature diorama perfectly recreates legendary Mississippi juke joint "Junior's Place" Jennifer Sandlin

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art Andrea Love's fabulous animation turns wool into fire Popkin