photography Azerbaijani cultural center's gorgeous flowing architecture Andrea James

politics AP: photos of Ted Cruz with gun pointed at head not intended to be negative David Pescovitz

books Memento Mori: the beautiful ways we have kept the dead among the living Cory Doctorow

photography And the winners of the international iPhone Photography Awards are… Carla Sinclair

art Portraits of children's faces as they watch TV David Pescovitz

photography Historic photographs transformed into surreal animated GIFs by Nicolas Monterrat Xeni Jardin

Science Dramatic video of storm supercell and mesocyclone: “Art of the Storm,” Nicolaus Wegner Xeni Jardin

art 'Arrangements,' Emily Blincoe: assorted objects neatly arranged Xeni Jardin

art Stunning body paint portraits shared by a reader in the Boing Boing Flickr pool Xeni Jardin

art Noir tongue-in-cheek photos of Batman action figure David Pescovitz

Gadgets Shitty Rigs: A tumblr of scary and sketchy DIY filmmaking rigs Xeni Jardin

History Watch footage of Amelia Earhart from 1937 David Pescovitz

Delightful Creatures Incredible human-like animal portraits Carla Sinclair

gift guide Biophilia – Photographs that combine artful design with taxidermy and other preservation techniques Carla Sinclair

photography Photos of the Golden Gate Bridge grand opening (1937) David Pescovitz