Technology Augmented reality contact lenses get real David Pescovitz

Chaos in America, O.J. Simpson framed by cops, and Brad Pitt’s saggy butt, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

Gadgets A company that makes spy-tech for cops threatened to sue Vice for publishing its sales literature (because Iran!) Cory Doctorow

vision Eye exams in the United States are a scam Mark Frauenfelder

Safety What to do if you're caught up in a tear gas attack Seamus Bellamy

Gadgets Son-of-Reflectacles: Kickstarting a new generation of anti-surveillance eyewear Cory Doctorow

Science Snail slime inspires new super-strong reversible glue David Pescovitz

health One company bought all the retail outlets for glasses, used that to force sales of all the eyewear companies and jacked up prices by as much as 1000% Cory Doctorow

britain Spiders blamed after broken siren played creepy nursery rhymes randomly at night to UK townsfolk Rob Beschizza

fashion Some male models wore baby bumps on the runway at Men's Fashion Week Rusty Blazenhoff

Weird Eye surgeon discovers that patient's irritated, dry eye is caused by a mass of dozens of lost contact lenses Cory Doctorow

vacations Six research-backed tips to have a great vacation Mark Frauenfelder

fake news Obama is gay, Hillary will die in prison, and real-life hobbits discovered, in this week's tabloids Peter Sheridan

Business White House report documents the "hidden fees" that pick America's pockets Cory Doctorow

music Data and Picard: Star Trek megamix medley Andrea James

Gadgets Randomly Generated Catalog of Creepily Nondescript Domestic Surveillance Equipment Rob Beschizza

Gadgets Transport yourself to a whole new, virtual world through your smartphone with the Homido virtual reality headset Boing Boing's Shop

eyes Anime contacts put the sparkle in your eye Rob Beschizza

fiction The Man Who Sold The Moon Cory Doctorow