One of the things I’ve always enjoyed about Charles Platt’s Make: Electronics series (which I instigated as an editor at Make: Books) is his “Learning by Discovery” approach. You learn… Read the rest of the article: Learn tools as you put them to use in projects from Make's new tool book

While at Make: for many years, I had the pleasure of working with and getting to know Shawn Thorsson, author of Make: Props and Costume Armor. Shawn was one of… Read the rest of the article: Master prop fanatic Shawn Thorsson shares his shop secrets

Donald Bell, Make:'s former Projects Editor and now a freelance writer for Autodesk, has recently launched a weekly YouTube show, called Maker Update. Every Wednesday morning, Donald presents a recap… Read the rest of the article: Stay abreast of all things DIY with the weekly Maker Update show

In previous books, like the strange and cinematic Big Questions, Anders Nilsen has used his gorgeous pen and ink, stipple, and hatch technique, amidst generous white space, to create surprisingly… Read the rest of the article: A Walk in Eden – Anders Nilsen's surrealist paradise is a haunting adult coloring book

Hilaritas Press, the publishing company started by Illuminatus! co-author (and Boing Boing Patron Saint) Robert Anton Wilson's daughter Christina and Bob's friend Rasa, have been doing a wonderful job re-releasing… Read the rest of the article: Help re-illustrate Robert Anton Wilson's "Prometheus Rising" book

Cheap Novelties: The Pleasures of Urban Decay by Ben Katchor Drawn and Quarterly 2016, 112 pages, 8.8 x 10.9 x 0.7 inches (hardcover) $23 Buy a copy on Amazon Like… Read the rest of the article: Cheap Novelties – RAW's Julius Knipl, real estate photographer, finally finds a suitable home

Nerdist found this wonderful fan-edit mashing up scenes from Stranger Things in a style of the opening credits from Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

The always-engaging George Pendle (Strange Angel, The Remarkable Millard Fillmore) has a fascinating piece on Atlas Obscura on the history of space art and NASA's (and the government's at large)… Read the rest of the article: George Pendle on the death of space art

Drinky Crow Drinks Again by Tony Millionaire Fantagraphics 2016, 128 pages, 10.8 x 8.8 x 0.7 inches (hardcover) $19 Buy a copy on Amazon Captain Maak (captain of the ship),… Read the rest of the article: More seafaring, suicidal bird boozing as Drinky Crow Drinks Again

My friend, the brilliant Pam Grossman (What is a Witch, Phantasmaphile), posted the following discovery on her Facebook page. You are undoubtedly already familiar with the fact that the armrests… Read the rest of the article: The hidden lever to raise aisle seat armrests on commercial planes

See sample pages from this book at Wink. Dear Data by Giorgia Lupi and Stefanie Posavec Princeton Architectural Press 2016, 288 pages, 8.4 x 11.2 x 1 inches (softcover) $32… Read the rest of the article: Dear Data – Two women explore their friendship through data analysis and mail art

If this retro, psychedelic D&D/Masters of the Universe animation meets a crank-boosted acid trip doesn't blow your neck bolts, I don't know what will. This animated short film/music video for… Read the rest of the article: Video for High on Fire's "The Black Plot" will melt your face off!

Forces of Geek has unearthed an amazing gem. To introduce it, they write: In the March 21st, Entertainment Weekly ran an article called In Search of Pop Culture’s Holy Grails,… Read the rest of the article: Jack Kirby's long-lost, incomplete "The Prisoner" comic book

See sample pages from this book at Wink. Frostgrave: Fantasy Wargames in the Frozen City by Joseph A. McCullough (author) and Dmitry Burmak (illustrator) Osprey Publishing 2015, 136 pages, 7.7… Read the rest of the article: Frostgrave – An approachable miniatures game in the spirit of old school dungeon delvers

See sample pages from this book at Wink. We Stand on Guard by Brian K. Vaughan (author), Steve Skroce (artist) and Matt Hollingsworth (artist) Image Comics 2016, 160 pages, 7.3… Read the rest of the article: The US sics its robot drone army on Canada’s water supply in "We Stand on Guard"

I love this new video from Kid Congo and the Pink Monkey Birds, from an album I love even more, La Araña es La Vida. I got a chance to… Read the rest of the article: Kid Congo Dances with "La Araña"

And you thought that second glass of wine before assembling your Scandinavian stick furniture might have been ill advised. In "Giancarlo and Nicole + LSD," a young couple drops tabs… Read the rest of the article: Couple drops acid and attempts to assemble Ikea furniture

I love fairy doors as much as the next hopeless geek romantic. I even had a fairy post office made as an illustration for my last book. But why let… Read the rest of the article: Nothing says death is precious like a miniature fairy graveyard

We've previously written about "Primitive Technology," the amazing YouTube channel chronicling a guy (who never identifies himself) navigating the wilds of Far North Queensland, Australia with nothing more than what… Read the rest of the article: "Primitive Technology" enters the Iron Age!

See sample pages from this book at Wink. In 1958 and '59, an unprecedented study was conducted by the Institute of Personality Assessment and Research at the University of California,… Read the rest of the article: The Creative Architect – An iconic '50s creativity study finally comes to light in book form