retro Short sci-fi story told through imaginary public access station circa 1985 Mark Frauenfelder

dead media This month, Japan will manufacture its last VHS video cassette recorder David Pescovitz

drm HP covers printer's USB port with warning sticker to make sure you don't go right ahead and use it Rob Beschizza

maryland Thousands of patriotic Maryland license plates unwittingly point to Philippine gambling site Rusty Blazenhoff

Real things you can actually buy For sale: a private jet from Elvis Presley's collection Rusty Blazenhoff

book review Review: Some New Kind of Kick is the moving memoir of punk rock icon Kid Congo Powers Gareth Branwyn

Boing Boing Gadgets Prinker's temporary tattoo printer is perfect for parties or as a gift, and it's $40 off Boing Boing's Shop

corn A corn cob with an odd number of rows is rarer than a four-leaf clover Popkin

art Celebrating the 35th anniversary of Star Trek: The Next Generation with mixed-media meme art Gareth Branwyn

republic of gilead Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick says God is the founding father of America: "He wrote the Constitution." Mark Frauenfelder

parodies The showdown we've all been waiting for: The Three Stooges vs. the Hulk Devin Nealy

retrocomputing Looking back on The Source, the first online "information utility," through teletype transcripts Gareth Branwyn

magazines Reasonably Sized Homes magazine should exist Rob Beschizza

boozy shakes Secret malt shop speakeasy hidden in TV repair store Bob Knetzger

age check How to keep a kid from accessing a site: ask them what a VCR is used for Mark Frauenfelder

politics Vampire electronics on standby cost households £147 a year? Not so fast. Rob Beschizza

Weird VHS viruses! Tapes used to come with bizarre lies and threats to dissuade copying Rob Beschizza

Armaggedon and Queen Camilla's kinky past in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

music Watch rare footage of The Clash live in Italy (1980) David Pescovitz

art Look at these classic cartoons drawn in the 1930s rubber hose style Devin Nealy