romance A fan's tribute to the muse behind Linklater's 'Before Sunrise' Andrea James

Science "My dad launched the quest to find alien intelligence. It changed astronomy." David Pescovitz

new york city A day in NY in the early 1980s through the eyes of musicians, artists, activists, filmmakers, and more Gareth Branwyn

Angry gentlemen Gentleman who tossed buckets on nails on Oregon roads for two years given a 30-day jail sentence Mark Frauenfelder

Weird Early spring ‘a certainty’ – Pennsylvania groundhog Punxsutawney Phil Xeni Jardin

Journalism VICTORY! New Free File rules ban tax-prep firms from hiding their offerings, allow IRS to compete with them (a love-letter to Propublica) Cory Doctorow

humor Every U.S. president dragged Rob Beschizza

sinkholes Gargantuan sinkhole surprises farm worker at sunrise in New Zealand Carla Sinclair

los angeles An afternoon with L.A.'s lady-in-pink: Angelyne Rusty Blazenhoff

spring forward Florida lawmakers just approved to keep Daylight Saving Time all year long Carla Sinclair

Space Incredible sunrise seen from the International Space Station David Pescovitz

batteries on boing boing My two go-to USB battery packs Jason Weisberger

timelapse A stunning timelapse of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch flying over Arizona Rusty Blazenhoff

Science 'You owe it to yourself to experience a total solar eclipse,' says science writer David Baron Rusty Blazenhoff

video Timelapse of curly icicles being extruded from pipes Andrea James

video View nature through a Magical Triangle Andrea James

oceanography Investigating the Great Earthquake of 2012: the Mirage Expedition Ben Marks

movies First and final seconds of 55 movies, shown side-by-side Mark Frauenfelder

offworld The poetry in game-making Katriel Paige