art Watch this great intro to the ambigram, a typographical treat Andrea James

offworld Are any of your favorites in this awesome game curation? Leigh Alexander

Merriam-Webster once had a card catalog of 315,000 words spelled backward Gail Sherman

language Merriam-Webster picks "slop" as word of the year Rob Beschizza

News "Enigmas never age" — Was Trump's alleged note to Epstein hiding an anagram for "gamines?" Ellsworth Toohey

books RIP Tom Robbins, author of "Even Cowgirls Get the Blues" Ellsworth Toohey

politics Merriam-Webster's word of the year is "polarization" Rob Beschizza

websites Fan wikis wanting to escape the Fandom/Wikia sinkhole have a new ally Rob Beschizza

books Comedian Gary Gulman's memoir "Misfit" is a masterpiece Ruben Bolling

This 1812 Webster's definition of a house cat is insulting to house cats everywhere, even if it may be accurate Allan Rose Hill

crosswords Get some help on the New York Times crossword with easy mode Gail Sherman

animation Check out this gorgeous Blue Eye Samurai supercut Gail Sherman

Entertainment Gary Gulman's new comedy special on growing up poor Ruben Bolling

halloween Flula Borg hilarious deconstructs that weird "trick or treat, smell my feet" poem Jennifer Sandlin

horror CEREAL is the grimdark reimagining of breakfast mascots I never knew I needed Thom Dunn

Boing Boing Gadgets Create long-form content in seconds with this award-winning content generator Boing Boing's Shop

fine feathered friends Here's a little history about Superb Owl day Jennifer Sandlin

music The Marshall Mathers LP is 22 years old Devin Nealy

movies What makes a movie sword fight good? Devin Nealy

music Listen to this logical love song about Spock Thom Dunn