video Why Nickelodeon's Nick Hotel was doomed Andrea James

offworld I didn't like shooting games. Then I fell in love with Splatoon Laura Hudson

cheaters Parenting advice author Jane Buckingham sentenced to prison for college admissions scam Mark Frauenfelder

Games History of cart racing games Rob Beschizza

hypocrisy on a grand scale A righteous mother charged in the college cheating scandal scolded others about cheating on Instragram Mark Frauenfelder

make your own rules POGs: the Passionfruit-Orange-Guava juice origin of current-era "Poggers" Jason Weisberger

animation Watch Stephen Hillenburg's fantastic pre-SpongeBob student animation from 1992 David Pescovitz

Entertainment ‘SpongeBob Squarepants’ creator Stephen Hillenburg has died of ALS. He was 57. Xeni Jardin

homer simpson Homer Simpson in 3D: Artist Miguel Vasquez imagines what cartoon characters would look like in real life Rusty Blazenhoff

Gadgets Humidifier vs Dehumidifier Rob Beschizza

1980s What was really in Nickelodeon's green slime Rusty Blazenhoff

Boing Boing exclusive Sinatra’s bastard son covers "California Über Alles" by The Dead Kennedys – while suiting up Maureen Herman

Friends Friends Friends Sigmund the Sea Monster to return Jason Weisberger

Fighting Bizarre 1994 spat between Burt Reynolds and Nickelodeon game show host on The Tonight Show Mark Frauenfelder

Reviews Krampus trashes the horror potential of traditional mythology in a film that's neither funny nor scary Al Ridenour

autism Boy with autism saves choking classmate with cool trick he learned on SpongeBob SquarePants Xeni Jardin

offworld This adventure game about a strange clown is absolutely brilliant Leigh Alexander

art The art of Patrick Morgan Michael Borys

family Pig Goat Banana Cricket – clip from new Nick cartoon series Mark Frauenfelder