actor This famous actor has a face you've probably never seen Rusty Blazenhoff

Entertainment RIP David Lynch, visionary director who brought surrealism to the mainstream Boing Boing

rescues Coastguard rescues real dummy from UK sea Allan Rose Hill

Entertainment Disneyland Paris celebrating the reopening of Notre Dame with fireworks/drone nighttime sky show Ruben Bolling

science fiction Starman at 40: John Carpenter's forgotten sci-fi masterpiece, interview with special effects artist John Rosengrant Lee Keeler

water When two tides meet, striking geometric patterns appear on the water's surface Popkin

mobility Korean scientists have reinvented the wheel Thom Dunn

Science Germ theory denial is dangerous and on the rise Jennifer Sandlin

Funny How to turn an ugly water stain on the ceiling into a creepy Big Bird character Popkin

Japan Timelapse video shows Japanese farmers forcing $300 watermelons into perfect cubes Popkin

tech New sonar images of Amelia Earhart's lost plane reveal an unfortunate truth Allan Rose Hill

Boing Boing Shop The best gift for that friend who would lose their own head if it wasn't attached Boing Boing's Shop

History Is this mysterious shipwreck the oldest in the Great Lakes? Is it Le Griffon? Rob Beschizza

bizarre competitions Wolfing down scalding hot biscuits and other weird contests from 1897 Mark Frauenfelder

adorable animals Watch 13-year-old bat dog Layla retrieve the last bat of her career Jennifer Sandlin

Entertainment Gourdlets is an adorable, cozy town builder Gail Sherman

politics Trump makes worse comments about Medal of Honor recipients Jason Weisberger

crafts Crochet your way through our National Parks Jennifer Sandlin

capybaras Around here, every day is "Capybara Appreciation Day!" Jennifer Sandlin

bulgaria Statue of Greek god found in Bulgarian sewer Natalie Dressed