wonderland Passengers on Canada's hammer-style ride get stuck upside down for half and hour (video) Carla Sinclair

new york A tour of artist Katwise's incredible psychedelic home in upstate New York Rusty Blazenhoff

animals Japan's next celebrity is a hat-wearing tortoise Grant St. Clair

law How one man's disastrous 1969 Swiss ski holiday created modern tourism consumer protection laws Ellsworth Toohey

books In 2004, an author wrote a 233-page novel without using any verbs Ellsworth Toohey

Entertainment Allee Willis — genius behind "Friends" theme song, finally gets her incredible story told Mark Frauenfelder

art The Theme Park Preservation Society's fantastic and clever Disney theme park designs Ruben Bolling

Boing Boing Gadgets Make holiday movie marathons massive — even if your TV isn't Boing Boing's Shop

Acid westerns and other psychedelic films for the real heads Allan Rose Hill

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

gadgets Keycaps look like adorable cartoon buns Rob Beschizza

politics Trump admits he lost in 2020 Jason Weisberger

music Irish tweens' banger 'The Spark' is an international hit Rusty Blazenhoff

education Field trip to Willis Wonderland included in UCLA's summer kitsch & camp course Rusty Blazenhoff

dolls The Doll Garden of Sabile is a peculiar garden in Sabile, Latvia, where you can find hundreds of Life-size straw dolls on display Popkin

books Agnes Catlow's Drops of Water is an 1851 book filled with beautiful illustrations of the author's interpretations of microscopic organisms Popkin

Boing Boing Shop Ninja Dragon BTMAX Bluetooth 5.1 Wireless Earbuds for $39.99 Boing Boing's Shop

model Take a trip to the Choo Choo Barn and see a fabulous 1,700-square-foot model train display Popkin

Republicans DeSantis looks unhappy about his Iowa Participation Trophy Jason Weisberger

canada Watch: Sea foam jiggles into Vancouver Island forest like something from another planet Carla Sinclair