Painted head Painting on hair: An alternative to spraying it on? Rusty Blazenhoff

smithsonian The origin story of that all-American toy, Slip 'N Slide Andrea James

Gadgets Here are 39 of the best July 4th deals to help keep some money in your wallet Boing Boing's Shop

Science How do you count more than 60,000 sea turtles? David Pescovitz

Comic Books Talking BOWIE: Stardust, Rayguns & Moonage Daydreams with Eisner Award-Winning Comic Book Creator Michael Allred Jeffery Klaehn

Gadgets Get unparalleled muscle pain relief with this patened mountable ball massager Boing Boing's Shop

science fiction Max Barry on how science fiction prepares us for the apocalypse Mark Frauenfelder

tabloids Your dollar bills could kill you, and Prince Andrew tries to kill himself, in this week’s dubious tabloids. Peter Sheridan

travel The yeti is no longer Nepal's official tourist mascot because it didn't look like a yeti David Pescovitz

Gadgets The Brush Hero® helps blast away grime and dirt from hard to reach spaces Boing Boing's Shop

aviation 'Highly likely' Iran shot down Ukrainian airliner that killed 176 people, U.S. officials say — and probably an accident Xeni Jardin

mistakes Do you dare look upon this horse-wolfpack hybrid? John Struan

Gadgets These Handmade Custom Bobbleheads Could Be The Best Gift You Give This Year Boing Boing's Shop

china Hong Kong protests: "Might as well go down fighting" Cory Doctorow

events Oculus headset giving you a headache? Come see ye olde analog virtual reality in Los Angeles! Natalie Dressed

halloween Bob Ross couple's costume and other Halloween night surprises in my neighborhood Rusty Blazenhoff

makers You can own a "DeLorean" hovercraft David Pescovitz

toys Minnesota county museum's impressive collection of creepy antique dolls David Pescovitz

streetcraft Painting freaky illusions on the road as virtual speed bumps Clive Thompson

Auction: Darth Vader's actual helmet from Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back David Pescovitz