geology Island forms off Cape Hatteras in North Carolina Rob Beschizza

Gadgets From Star Wars to Borderlands, check out these Steam games at big savings Boing Boing's Shop

crime Dog pees on $3 million in cocaine found at beach. 'They tried to mark it as theirs' Xeni Jardin

Science Bricks made from human urine David Pescovitz

patterns A train station with walls designed using cellular automata "Rule 30" Clive Thompson

art Watch how hard it is to make a traditional Korean inlaid lacquer box Andrea James

makers The new Glowforge laser cutter is amazing Mark Frauenfelder

offworld Why Final Fantasy VII matters Leigh Alexander