Reviews Krampus trashes the horror potential of traditional mythology in a film that's neither funny nor scary Al Ridenour

Weird A Dr. Seuss addiction Michael Borys

coins This nickel could save your life Michael Borys

books Urban Transport Without the Hot Air: confusing the issue with relevant facts! Cory Doctorow

music Kelly Osbourne visits the Shiteau Marmont Kelly Osbourne

happy mutants Never Goodnight: a Swedish punk Peanuts Cory Doctorow

graphic novels A young cartoonist takes her very old grandparents on a cruise, and finds it exhausting Mark Frauenfelder

Tremontaine: Lessons from sharing my famous, award-winning fantasy world Ellen Kushner

psychology How search engines make us feel smarter than we really are David McRaney

gift guide Boing Boing Gift Guide 2015 Boing Boing

happy mutants Holiday Makies: careers & outfits for the dolls you design! Alice Taylor

books The Paradox: a secret history of magical London worthy of Tim Powers Cory Doctorow

books READ: issue one of Mike "Hellboy" Mignola's Frankenstein Underground Cory Doctorow

dogs Meeting Cow Dog Xeni Jardin

psychology Why we enjoy stroking animals and popping bubblewrap Jamie Flook

drugs Never before published photos from Psychedelic Conference II in Santa Barbara, 1983 Lisa Rein

Science Randall "XCKD" Munroe's Thing Explainer: delightful exploded diagrams labelled with simple words Cory Doctorow

offworld A chess set that could teach aliens how to play Laura Hudson

happy mutants Blankets: New edition of Craig Thompson's graphic masterpiece Cory Doctorow

magic The wallet that does nothing Richard Kaufman