DIY Build a tin can steam engine from a 1963 Mechanix Illustrated magazine article (video) Mark Frauenfelder

$80 DIY bird listening device creates painterly collages of avian visitors Rob Beschizza

music Bastl Kalimba synthesizer is really thumbsing Rob Beschizza

Technology A hobbyist mounted a cesium atomic clock on his Raspberry Pi Ellsworth Toohey

books Art book features the best 100 games on the Amstrad CPC Rob Beschizza

gadgets Bumpboxx's BB-777 is a modern boombox with meticulous vintage design Rob Beschizza

cartoonist Portland's most unusual library trades keychains instead of books Jennifer Sandlin

art & design Artist conjures mysterious symbols from the ghosts of forgotten books Mark Frauenfelder

art This new map helps you find Sidewalk Joy anywhere in the world! Jennifer Sandlin

Going back in time with Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass Mark Cerulli

books Beautiful book about the history of type and printing Rob Beschizza

Spell Bound: New book explores how occult paperbacks found their way to grocery store checkouts in 1970s Ellsworth Toohey

Made by MSCHF book charts collective's history Rob Beschizza

digital art Artist creates digital fluid simulation jewelry that flows like water Mark Frauenfelder

Boing Boing Gadgets Take the pain out of painting with a color sensor that tells you how it is Boing Boing's Shop

los angeles Pee-wee Herman's real life playhouse Ruben Bolling

Boing Boing Gadgets Don't start your next summer project without this discounted ultrasonic cutter Boing Boing's Shop

Science Navel lint conclusively explained Elías Villoro

retrocomputing Check out this cool retro monitor for gamers and vintage computer enthusiasts Mark Frauenfelder

art There's probably an art vending machine near you. What are you waiting for? Jennifer Sandlin