books Teri S. Wood's Wandering Star Gets New Omnibus Graphic Novel David Mizejewski

Weird "Clever Creature" is part podcast, part experimental variety show, and all perfectly weird Rusty Blazenhoff

tabloids Royals Clash, Clooneys divorce, and Jacko’s rotten feet in this week’s fact-challenged tabloids Peter Sheridan

music Lorna Doom, bassist for the Germs, RIP David Pescovitz

punk rock John Waters talks about Oakland punk-fest Burger Boogaloo Rusty Blazenhoff

art The story of Traceroute, about a Leitnerd's quest Thomas Kaestle

law Gawker lost. Hulk Hogan wins $115M verdict against Gawker in sex tape trial Xeni Jardin

illustration Gilliamesque – Terry Gilliam's pre-posthumous memoir is as unique as the man himself Wink

happy mutants Rhianna Pratchett remembers her father, Terry Cory Doctorow

gift guide Boing Boing Gift Guide 2015 Boing Boing

offworld You might have been okay at Super Hexagon, back in the day Leigh Alexander

Truffle hunters are getting record prices, thanks to drought Mark Frauenfelder

family The Majesty of Easter Island Tom Fassbender

music The National's Bryce Dessner: "My Favorite Contemporary Classical Works" Bryce Dessner

Entertainment Why Ray Harryhausen's stop-motion effects were more real than CGI Ethan Gilsdorf