patents Eddie Van Halen once filed a patent for a "musical instrument support" with some awesome artwork Thom Dunn
documentary Classic skateboarding film The Devil's Toy captures the spirit of the sport in Montreal in the 1960s Jennifer Sandlin
fearmongering The bogus Satanic Panic is returning. Here's a look at the original purveyors of myth — Chick Tracts Jennifer Sandlin
Boing Boing Gadgets Check out 15 fun kids games and projects that both entertain and educate Boing Boing's Shop
Delightful Creatures Celebrations from Elephant Country, by renowned elephant scientist Caitlin O'Connell and author of the new book, Wild Rituals Boing Boing
tabloids Queen ends sham marriage, JonBenet's devil cult, and killer vending machines in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan
happy mutants The Black Ghost: superhero noir comic starring an antiestablishment vigilante and a hacktivist sidekick Alex Segura and Monica Gallagher
jellicle cats come one come all I love TS Eliot and Andrew Lloyd Weber but the 'Cats' trailer scares me Jason Weisberger
happy mutants William Gibson interviewed: Archangel, the Jackpot, and the instantly commodifiable dreamtime of industrial societies Cory Doctorow