happy mutants The Divide: important new documentary about income inequality based on "The Spirit Level" Cory Doctorow

Oakland Boots Riley teases new "dark, absurd" series "I'm a Virgo" Rusty Blazenhoff

tabletop games What's new in tabletop gaming (Indie edition) Gareth Branwyn

film "Verasphere: A Love Story in Costume" is a vibrant, psychedelic must-see doc Rusty Blazenhoff

politics Robert Mueller will testify before Congress on July 17 Xeni Jardin

oscars Honest Academy Awards movie posters for #Oscars nominees Gina Loukareas

Weird Fan-made 'Shrek' is beautifully bizarro Rusty Blazenhoff

Gadgets Gear up for your holiday vacation with these travel hacks Boing Boing's Shop

art Now you can buy a mini version of that "Sorry to Bother You" man-boffing-horse sculpture Rusty Blazenhoff

film Must-see bizarro viewing: Boots Riley's 'Sorry to Bother You' Rusty Blazenhoff

pendulum These 'naked pendulum dances' are quite the feat Rusty Blazenhoff

texas Witness the amazing beginnings of a 10,000-year clock build in this timelapse Rusty Blazenhoff

money Apple makes $1,445 a second Rob Beschizza

movies A whimsical map of movies, geographically by genre Andrea James

Kids Trucker tries to cross a tiny bridge with a load of logs Andrea James

documentary New documentary is a magic portal into a weird and wonderful library Ferdinando Buscema

accidents Watch: Small plane crashes into tree, then cartwheels to the ground Carla Sinclair

Art and Design Exhibition of Disney Imagineer Rolly Crump's work Mark Frauenfelder

DIY iPhone Watch: A maker shows us how he made his own iPhone from parts Carla Sinclair

tokyo travel tips Tokyo travel tips, day 3 (part 1): Buddhist goddess and panic at the hot springs Mark Frauenfelder