manufacturing Traditional industrial-scale rope-making is all kinds of neat Seamus Bellamy

tabloids Adjectival overload, and the tabloids finally get one right, in this week’s round-up of the rags Peter Sheridan

tabloids Royal scandals and the Obamas divorce, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

makers Thinking back on the special magic of Make: and Maker Faire Gareth Branwyn

Comic Books The Book of Weirdo – a history of the greatest magazine ever published Mark Frauenfelder

the uncanny Bizarro Bazar keeps the world weird Ferdinando Buscema

fake news Wacko Jacko “Perv” proof, Queen shafts Prince Charles, and Angie “anorexic” (again) in this week’s fact-challenged tabloids Peter Sheridan

makers Homeless people in San Francisco are hotwiring electric scooters Cory Doctorow

Art and Design Artist David Henry Nobody Jr. on how impersonating a wealthy Trump fan "kind of drove me insane" Sarina Sinclair and Adam Gelbart

books Harry Connolly's amazing Twenty Palaces series is back with 'The Twisted Path' Jason Weisberger

vampires Drew Hayes' Fred the Vampire Accountant is back in 'The Fangs of Freelance' Jason Weisberger

beyond brookledge See the Amazing Johnathan next weekend at Beyond Brookledge Jason Weisberger

books 10 reasons why Fletcher Hanks kicks ass Paul Karasik

Gadgets Boing Boing Gift Guide 2016 Gift Guide

gift guide Boing Boing's 2016 Gift Guide: Books Boing Boing

apocalyptic literature Pursuit of the Apocalypse, a Duck and Cover Adventure Jason Weisberger

dance Watch this crazy contortionist's dance David Pescovitz

arcade games The long and twisted tale of the Nibbler arcade game Andrew Seklir

happy mutants How to protect the future web from its founders' own frailty Cory Doctorow

books Read: Strategic Dog Patterning, a story from "Why I Hunt Flying Saucers" Hugh AD Spencer