art Strange wooden drawstring boxes Andrea James

art World's coolest walking cane Mark Frauenfelder

kubrick Kubrick wanted a clear monolith for 2001: A Space Odyssey Mark Frauenfelder

toys The wonderful history of Troll Dolls David Pescovitz

Gadgets The right knife can change your entire kitchen and we've rounded up 20 amazing options on sale Boing Boing's Shop

movies To do in LA, Jan 18: a special screening of Charlie Chaplain's "The Gold Rush" with live, improvised piano accompaniment Cory Doctorow

Gadgets 6 survival knives to give you the edge on any outdoor trip Boing Boing's Shop

drugs Drug paraphernalia that's 1,000-years-old still contains traces of coke and DMT David Pescovitz

video Watch a CNC lathe make a hollow spiral candlestick Andrea James

winter olympics Tourists at Winter Olympics are enjoying Penis Park in their downtime Carla Sinclair

picks Watch this timelapse of a guy single-handedly building a log cabin the woods Rusty Blazenhoff

art Watch a craftsman turn wood and colored pencils into a floating cup carving Andrea James

knives Whittler's "sloyd" knife for roughing and carving Jason Weisberger

art Chainsaw sculptor creates spectacular wooden dragon benches Andrea James

makers Essential tool for spoon whittlers Mark Frauenfelder

picture books The creation story of the atomic bomb told through a powerful and moving picture book Marykate Smith Despres

crafts Beautiful wood and bead wall and ceiling ornament Andrea James

tools Chris Anderson, former editor-in-chief of Wired, shares his four favorite tools Mark Frauenfelder

Gadgets Crowdfunding new Commodore 64s, desktop and handheld Cory Doctorow

art Watch this guy turn a tree stump into a cool animal carving Mark Frauenfelder