hamilton What inspired the Hamilton stage "turntables" Rusty Blazenhoff

Charles and Ray Eames Meet Eliot Noyes, a midcentury design master Bob Knetzger

Robot with green thumb can identify plants and check health just by touching their leaves Allan Rose Hill

elon musk "Times New Dumbass" is a font inspired by the owner of Xitter Thom Dunn

drugs A magician-psychologist designed a study to trick sober participants into thinking they were tripping on psychedelics Allan Rose Hill

gadgets Mobile Phone Museum has 2800 handsets, many of them quite bizarre Rob Beschizza

Boing Boing Gadgets You'll feel like a real DJ when you spin records or stream your playlists with this turntable! Boing Boing's Shop

NASA Starliner spacesuits not compatible with SpaceX Dragon Gail Sherman

Boing Boing Gadgets Say goodbye to dust bunnies with this Alexa-compatible robot vacuum! Boing Boing's Shop

stamps Alex Trebek honored with U.S. stamp Gail Sherman

france Catchy tune, performed by band that pours concrete at every concert, mocks undemocratic rule in French constitution Natalie Dressed

Boing Boing Shop Say goodbye to vacuuming with this $175 Roomba deal Boing Boing's Shop

world news 5 incredible facts about monks who poison themselves for 1,000 days to become mummies Ellsworth Toohey

science fiction "Big Germs" — short fiction by Rudy Rucker Boing Boing

keyboards Online museum of classic Yamaha keyboards Rob Beschizza

Musical instruments The Karen Speaker Manager guitar pedal will give you a new tone to speak to the manager with Thom Dunn

Boing Boing Shop Make spring cleaning a breeze with the Jashen V18 Vacuum Boing Boing's Shop

1960s Prepare to cringe: Liberace's far-out "Feelin' Groovy" from 1968 Mark Frauenfelder

politics Pack your bags: Russia-loving Canadian family's escape from "woke" Canada backfires Mark Frauenfelder

magic This is what a great magic act looks like! Ferdinando Buscema