offworld Mobile game of the week: Prune Leigh Alexander

Comic Books Revisiting the strange world of Dick Tracy Gareth Branwyn

News San Francisco homeowner fined $50K for trimming street trees Ellsworth Toohey

Science The "brain isn't done until 25" factoid is based on a funding cutoff Ellsworth Toohey

"Cookin' with Congress" reveals the favorite meals of politicians from all eras (prune souffle, anyone?) Jennifer Sandlin

Nature Peru's seven-headed palm: tree of prophecy Popkin

News Suspect in Rwanda atrocities found living quiet life as Hamptons beekeeper Ellsworth Toohey

new jersey New Jersey town to gas geese for excessive poop Natalie Dressed

creative writing Ray Bradbury used 98 dimes to write the first draft of "Fahrenheit 451" on a coin-operated typewriter Mark Frauenfelder

Games The emergent complexity of Hexopolis: a strategy game with infinite possibilities Jane Frauenfelder

labor NBCUniversal accused of damaging LA city trees to deprive strikers of shade while picketing Ruben Bolling

disputes Tree surgeon dumps cuttings on customer's lawn for not paying him Mark Frauenfelder

movies Pruning the Movies is a silent satire on censorship from 1915 Popkin

computer science Scientists successfully created a biological computer out of E. coli Thom Dunn

Boing Boing Gadgets Learn how to not kill your house plants with this green thumb gardening training Boing Boing's Shop

Games Seed of Minecraft's classic title screen discovered Rob Beschizza

music Listen to Weird Al Yankovic's unreleased parody of The Who David Pescovitz

Delightful Creatures Volunteer "stick library" is a hit with neighborhood dogs Cory Doctorow

The 1960s This is a 1960s TV commercial for prunes starring Ray Bradbury Mark Frauenfelder

science fiction Ruminations on decades spent writing stories that run more than 1,000,000 words Cory Doctorow