politics Politicians keep writing children's books. Most are quite bad. Annie Rauwerda

picture books Cory Doctorow's first picture book, Poesy the Monster Slayer, is out today Mark Frauenfelder

happy mutants Cat Wishes: a picture book about being a wish come true Cory Doctorow

picture books The creation story of the atomic bomb told through a powerful and moving picture book Marykate Smith Despres

happy mutants Poesy guest-reviews the new Ariol book Cory Doctorow

climate change Smash Mouth wrote "All Star" to warn us about climate change & anti-intellectualism and we turned it into a meme Thom Dunn

animals Video provides overview of "10 Animals You Definitely Forgot Existed" Jennifer Sandlin

art "Parenting Advice to Ignore in Art and Life" is a funny take on unsolicited opinions on parenting Jennifer Sandlin

Cryptozoology This mysterious photo sparked the global fascination with the Loch Ness Monster David Pescovitz

Boing Boing Gadgets This $300 Apple MacBook Air is perfect for your back to school needs Boing Boing's Shop

portland Portland loses its jug-shaped strip club Jason Weisberger

art This 500-page book of found images is close to its crowdfunding goal Mark Frauenfelder

Comic Books Collector seeks legendary comic-book ad robot plans Mark Frauenfelder

movies Timothee Chalamet as Wonka in first trailer Rob Beschizza

ireland Dolly Parton look-alike contest draws over 1,100 wigged impersonators to break world record Rusty Blazenhoff

Pablo Picasso An homage to Gjon Mili and Pablo Picasso's Centaur light painting Andrew Yi

photography The history of Priscilla, 1969, the iconic image from Dinosaur, Jr.'s Green Mind Jennifer Sandlin

movies G.I. Joe-Transformers crossover film rumored Devin Nealy

Games Martin Amis's greatest book is out of print Rob Beschizza

trumpism Watch 1958's "I Married a Monster from Outer Space" a sci-fi horror allegory for ideological fanaticism Mark Frauenfelder