rube goldberg Rube Goldberg Machine for a picnic Rusty Blazenhoff

delightful creatures Black bear takes over a picnic and eats all 10 hamburgers on the grill (video) Carla Sinclair

Delightful Creatures Black bear invites himself to a picnic, eats with stunned family (video) Carla Sinclair

music Ms. Lauryn Hill embarking on "Miseducation" 25th anniversary tour with The Fugees as co-headliners David Pescovitz

Republicans Mitch McConnell faces boos and calls to retire in Kentucky Jason Weisberger

national park service Excuse-laden helicopter pilot flies into trouble with illegal picnic in Grand Teton National Park Mark Frauenfelder

hotels Deepest hotel in the world opens at the bottom of an abandoned Victorian mine David Pescovitz

lies Cookie Monster's cookies aren't cookies after all—they're painted rice cakes! Rusty Blazenhoff

cute Angela has spent years making tiny picnic spreads for a friendly neighborhood chipmunk Popkin

Boing Boing Gadgets With an anti-aging tool like this, you'll actually like what you see in the mirror Boing Boing's Shop

animal pals It's a raccoon and cat picnic for two (and only two) Jennifer Sandlin

Weird Weird snow globe line depicts animals getting their revenge on humans Rusty Blazenhoff

Boing Boing Gadgets This unique rolling cooler will keep your refreshments cold for hours Boing Boing's Shop

chicago The largely forgotten disaster of the SS Eastland Gareth Branwyn

Science In Canada, a giant squid sculpture marks the spot where a record-breaking giant squid was found Popkin

Boing Boing Gadgets This next-gen odor eliminator is here at a price you won't find on Amazon Boing Boing's Shop

Art and Design 1950s pulp comic adaptations of Ray Bradbury to be republished Thom Dunn

Roadside Attractions The concrete Blue Whale in Catoosa, Oklahoma is the 9th Wonder of the World Jennifer Sandlin

Spoken Word with Electronics How to connect a landline phone to a car Ethan Persoff

movies Movie tickets will cost $3 for National Cinema Day on September 3rd Devin Nealy