Nature Watch a rare "Corpse Flower" bloom while far away from the smell of death David Pescovitz

real estate For sale: Ozzie and Harriet's haunted home David Pescovitz

Gadgets Save up to 77% on these air purifiers for your home or car Boing Boing's Shop

gun violence This "bulletproof" hoodie comes with a lifetime warranty Thom Dunn

Gadgets This odor-beating trash can seals and refills its own bags Boing Boing's Shop

b-side Someone is draining the blood from cattle, leaving them looking like "deflated plush toys" John Struan

racism Catherynne Valente schools her racist neighbors about the asylum seekers in their midst Catherynne Valente

star wars Star Wars scented candles: Yoda's cooking pot, Imperial trash compactor, Wookiee fur Rusty Blazenhoff

art The Weird of Wendy Pini Rob Beschizza

travel I owe Anthony Bourdain so much Seamus Bellamy

new york All aboard the Alabama shit train! Seamus Bellamy

gaming What's new in tabletop gaming? (April edition) Gareth Branwyn

alabama Train load of NYC poop stinks out small town little league Jason Weisberger

police Magic cocaine rides the wind into Florida woman's purse Seamus Bellamy

picks Halloween Gift Guide Rob Beschizza

I hate rodents Sic semper evello mortem rattus norvegicus Jason Weisberger

Southern Reach Trilogy The Strange Bird – an excerpt from Jeff VanderMeer's new Borne story Jeff VanderMeer

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

happy mutants Robot wisdom from a deep learning system trained on ancient proverbs Cory Doctorow

maggots Man paves road with unwashed clam shells, neighbors are sickened by stench Mark Frauenfelder