eye candy Dream job – squishing silicone between steel rollers Mark Frauenfelder

apple The trailer to Asimov's Foundation sure looks grand Gareth Branwyn

tabloids The Man Who Knew Too Much! Why China murdered its own ambassador, in this week’s highly dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

Gadgets In the ingenious game Lightmatter, lights do matter…because the shadows will kill you Boing Boing's Shop

bongbong Not all CDB drops are created equal: I found the best Matt Maranian

boing boing 20 years of blogging at Boing Boing Rob Beschizza

tetris Gummi Tetris Rob Beschizza

NASA A Beautiful World: Earth as seen from the International Space Station Xeni Jardin

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

politics Meet 'Spread The Vote,' a nonprofit helping voters get IDs, rides, support so they can vote Xeni Jardin

gender Tavi Gevinson is folding up Rookie, after seven years: part mediapocalypse, part moving on Cory Doctorow

Reviews I love the Garmin Tactix Charlie, so it'll likely get lost or broken Seamus Bellamy

tabloids The Queen’s Nazi shame, JonBenet’s killer found, and Owen Wilson’s baby mama revealed, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

addiction Public ignorance about “drunk/drugged up losers” is expensive and deadly Maureen Herman

fake news Trump hiding DC sex scandals, Bill & Hillary’s $350m divorce, and ”you can fly,” in this week’s tabloids Peter Sheridan

News Don't miss: 'Brain Candy Live' with Adam Savage (Tested, Mythbusters) & Michael Stevens (Vsauce) Xeni Jardin

picks Halloween Gift Guide Rob Beschizza

control panels These mid-century control rooms are sheer eye candy Mark Frauenfelder

Food Lollipops that look like "creature eyeballs" Cory Doctorow