toys These sparking wheels were hours of fun Andrea James

Kids Watch Play-Doh in a hydraulic press make a stringy mess Andrea James

art Watch this very satisfying candle-carving artisan at work Andrea James

video Log onto a BBS 1979-style with a TRS-80 and landline modem Andrea James

video Grace Jones ominously asks: Do you know where your children are? Andrea James

video Thought-provoking list of 1980s movies that shaped our humanity Andrea James

ads Listen to noted perv Bob Crane improv an ad for "Man, Oh Manischewitz" Andrea James

Delightful Creatures When javelinas attack Jennifer Sandlin

music "Institutionalized" is the most Gen X song of all Andrea James

music Cranberries singer Dolores O'Riordan died in accident, reports inquest Rob Beschizza

siberia A trip to Siberia inspired "Madness Treads Lightly" Polina Dashkova

stay classy Booze it up in style with these Pimm's popsicles Rusty Blazenhoff

picks Bake brown soda bread in a cast iron skillet Jason Weisberger

Things I miss Things I miss: The Swanson TV Dinner Jason Weisberger

Boing Boing Gadgets Review: NutriBullet 12-Piece High-Speed Blender/Mixer System Rjcjr

cereal Captain Crunch Oops All Berries was the best cereal… Michael Borys

fiction The Man Who Sold The Moon Cory Doctorow

40 of the world's weirdest flowers Nadina Hughes

yanss The science behind Brian Williams' misremembering David McRaney