flowers Do you have trouble keeping your plants alive? Try this Atreyu and Artax flower pot set. Thom Dunn

interviews Talking adventure games with Olivia Wood Jeffery Klaehn

politics Fiona Hill, 11: 'She put the fire out with her hands, and finished the test.' Xeni Jardin

memoirs King of King Court: a graphic novel memoir about intergenerational trauma in Western Mass Mark Frauenfelder

happy mutants J Michael Straczynski's "Becoming Superman": a memoir of horrific abuse, war crimes, perseverance, trauma, triumph and doing what's right Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Al Jaffee's MAD Life: how a traumatized kid from the shtetl became an American satire icon Cory Doctorow

News MDMA can help treat PTSD, yet another study shows Xeni Jardin

novels Chart generates pitch ideas for writers Rob Beschizza

Entertainment Star Wars: Rey is the new Anakin (but better) Caroline Siede

Gadgets Boing Boing Gift Guide 2017 Gift Guide

Science Childhood trauma may permanently alter human DNA in some Andrea James

NSFW Line of Beauty: stunning biography of fantasy artist Wendy Pini Rob Beschizza

obits Mandy Johnson, 1953-2015 Rob Beschizza

art The story of Traceroute, about a Leitnerd's quest Thomas Kaestle

Science Genocide, not genes: indigenous peoples' genetic alcoholism is a racist myth Cory Doctorow

deaths Director Wes Craven dies at 76 Rob Beschizza

Addy Walker and the role of black dolls in our culture Caroline Siede

lethem The Ecstasist: A Conversation with the Novelist Jonathan Lethem Mark Dery

Business How to Get a Figurine Produced in China and Not Lose Your Shirt Jared Zichek