toys The first Mr. Potato Head commercial hit the airwaves on this day in 1952 Devin Nealy

world records New Zealand couple grows a potato of record-breaking proportions Thom Dunn

gop Idaho GOP Congressjerk: "Nobody dies because they don't have access to health care" Cory Doctorow

television This TV commercial for beef stew delivers the psychological tension of a Kubrick or Tarkovsky film David Pescovitz

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

Mexico City Artist explains Olmec head crushing a Tesla: "to troll Elon Musk and his new car plant in Mexico" Jennifer Sandlin

art Unearthing the bizarre connection between Devo and pro golfer Chi Chi Rodriguez Mark Frauenfelder

art These oddly-shaped potatoes walked so that Mr. Potato Head could run Popkin

stephen colbert M&M "scandal" enrages Fox host Harris Faulkner, which Colbert perfectly mimics (video) Carla Sinclair

toys Check out this 1931 Soviet guide to turning potatoes into toys Popkin

toys This 1952 Mr. Potato Head spot was the first TV commercial targeted at kids Mark Frauenfelder

gender Mr. Potato Head to get genderless rebrand (UPDATE) Rob Beschizza

Funny Every item scanned as "Mr Potato Head" in glitch at department stores David Pescovitz

poop Just dropped: Play-Doh's Poop Troop Rusty Blazenhoff

Games Review / No Man's Sky Rob Beschizza

Boing Boing Gadgets Boing Boing Gift Guide 2016 Gift Guide

vincent price Another awesome cookbook from Mary and Vincent Price Jason Weisberger

media Safer sex with aliens, and other tabloid stunners Peter Sheridan

Science Hangovers aren't caused by dehydration, low blood sugar, or acetaldehyde Cory Doctorow