happy mutants Kickstarting an unbelievably cute otter-shaped tea-steeper Cory Doctorow

art Modern porcelain sculpture about greed made in classical Chinese style Andrea James

guns Gun Violence Isn't a Problem — it's actually 5 Problems, with Different Solutions Thom Dunn

politics Passport and Nobels Jasmina Tesanovic

television The time Mikhail Gorbachev starred in a Pizza Hut commercial David Pescovitz

elves Horrors await poor Sophie Foster in 'Keeper of the Lost Cities: Legacy' Jason Weisberger

Gadgets Save 25% on this AR SmartGlobe and become a virtual globetrotter Boing Boing's Shop

Science Diet and depression: what you eat impacts your mood Jason Weisberger

90210 I binge watched the BH90210 reboot and it is wonderful Jason Weisberger

graphics Online face generator Rob Beschizza

happy mutants Baking bread from dormant, 4,500-year-old yeast extracted from Egyptian bread-making ceramics Cory Doctorow

tabloids The Obamas split, the Queen’s bag of blood, and, oh yes, WWIII is coming, in this week’s dubious tabloids. Peter Sheridan

toys Donating unwanted LEGO to someone less fortunate is a great way to bring more joy to the world Seamus Bellamy

game shows "Um, Actually," there is a game show of nerd pwnage Gareth Branwyn

drugs Fancy apothecary-style jars to hold your peyote, hash, LSD, and shrooms Rusty Blazenhoff

experience economies The College of Extraordinary Experiences transforms you in the most mind-blowing way Ferdinando Buscema

Japan Unmanned roadside stores in Japan Thersa Matsuura

Science Stephen Hawking's final scientific paper was just published David Pescovitz

News Former 'Cosby' actor job-shamed by Fox News gets job offer from filmmaker Tyler Perry Carla Sinclair

happy mutants Buskers are the only performers making money at the Edinburgh Fringe. Here's how. Mat Ricardo