optical illusions The secret behind gravity-defying hills unveiled Mark Frauenfelder

writing Lawrence Block's advice on surviving as a writer Séamus Bellamy

big foot Cryptid hunters! Ford has a car for you… Jason Weisberger

crime In 1950, a Los Angeles magician hypnotized teens for a twisted school sex ring Ellsworth Toohey

tourism The weirdest free tourism spots in the U.S. B.R. O'Deal

cats Mystery miscreant shaving outdoor cats David Pescovitz

happy mutants Someone is 3-D printing tiny shiny unicorns and leaving the delightful creatures all over Providence, Rhode Island Jennifer Sandlin

A master's degree... in science This YouTube playlist highlights 40 years of the legendary comedy troupe "Duck's Breath Mystery Theater" Jason Weisberger

Weird Why are mysterious antennae and solar panels appearing in the Salt Lake City foothills? David Pescovitz

Great Pacific Garbage Patch How do we clean plastics out of our oceans? Jennifer Sandlin

resignations Kentucky State Police trained with Hitler quotes, commissioner resigns Mark Frauenfelder

News Large fish photographed in Loch Ness Rob Beschizza

tabletop games Shadows: Amsterdam – a game where you guess what the other people are guessing about ambiguous pictures Jon Seagull

Business Inside the funny accounting that lets the money-losing fracking industry claim to be profitable Cory Doctorow

unusual and peculiar colleges The College of Extraordinary Experiences transforms you in the most mind-blowing way Ferdinando Buscema

fake news KGB killed JFK, celebrity weight battles, and Bigfoot sightings in this week's tabloids Peter Sheridan

gift guide Boing Boing Gift Guide 2015 Boing Boing

fifa Just how badly did that FIFA movie bomb? Rob Beschizza

Space NASA releases amazing pics of Ceres Rob Beschizza