bagels Bagels that look they're made from fluorescent Play-Doh Mark Frauenfelder

fake news CIA helped Hitler hide after WWII, Prince Harry’s real dad, and Freddie Mercury’s secret son, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

security Security chips have not reduced US credit-card fraud Cory Doctorow

Science Using science to fine-tune your fake blood recipe Cory Doctorow

Kids Watch how paintballs get made Andrea James

design Clothing made from kombucha tea David Pescovitz

videos How to make a goth frappucino Cory Doctorow

liquid nitrogen Will food coloring dye liquid nitrogen? Caroline Siede

makers I made my own ink for the apocalypse Meg Elison

podcasts James Burke’s new project aims to help us deal with change, think connectively, and benefit from surprise David McRaney

happy mutants Parasitic Souls: what if there was a tech bubble, but for magic? Kater Cheek

happy mutants Fiction: Someone to Watch Over Me Angus McIntyre

Cheese is the chameleon of the food world Gastropod

The Twinkie Murder trial of Harvey Milk's killer Paul Krassner

The charley horse from Hell — why you should work at a standing desk Gammy Hamhock

books Jo Walton's "My Real Children" [book excerpt] Boing Boing