metal Listen to this epic 3-hour heavy metal adaptation of the first Lord of the Rings movie Thom Dunn

dune Bandcamp compiled all of the DUNE-inspired metal bands on the site Thom Dunn

COVID-19 Get pumped up with this brutal deathcore song about coronavirus Thom Dunn

shoes How to tie your shoelaces like Satan David Pescovitz

cars 1950s car armrests FTW Popkin

my god it's full of stars 2001: A Space Odyssey spacesuit up for auction David Pescovitz

Boing Boing Gadgets This $88.99 magnetic 3-in-1 folding charging station is the ultimate travel hack Boing Boing's Shop

Games Game developers flee Unity after exorbitant price plan announced, but not everyone can get out Rob Beschizza

Boing Boing Gadgets Double your productivity with this 13.3-inch 2K Portable IPS Display Monitor, now only $108! Boing Boing's Shop

Boing Boing Gadgets Double your productivity with this 13.3-inch 2K Portable IPS Display Monitor, now only $108! Boing Boing's Shop

treasure hunting Person with metal detector finds stash of 1,500-year-old gold jewelry David Pescovitz

Cut the chatter Red 2 Bidding for the rediscovered movie prop "Red Leader" X-Wing fighter starts at $400k Jason Weisberger

crime Jan 6 rioter who bear-sprayed cops gets 6-year sentence Rob Beschizza

music Watch Nathaniel Rateliff cover The Mountain Goats' "Best Ever Death Metal Band in Denton" Jennifer Sandlin

military US to send bullets laced with depleted uranium to Ukraine Thom Dunn

places The Plotz Plot is the first place in the Atlas Obscura database that was created by Atlas Obscura itself Popkin

metal covers Metal cover of "Burning Down the House" Jason Weisberger

music Watch punk rocker Laura Jane Grace perform a short set of songs by The Mountain Goats Jennifer Sandlin

gifts Stamps to add calendars, to-do lists, rulers and headers to your notebooks Rob Beschizza

crimes Bay Area man arrested with spiked club, machetes, arrow gun, ammunition, Chucky mask, and other fun items in his car David Pescovitz