Mark Frauenfelder

Nobody captures the reality of showbiz like Drew Friedman, whose hyperdetailed portraits immortalize nearly-forgotten celebrities, aging comedians, and Hollywood burnouts. On March 29th, I’ll be at the Aero Theatre in Santa Monica to watch Drew Friedman: Vermeer of the Borscht […]

The visionary artist behind Blade Runner and Tron had a surprising holiday hobby: crafting intricate gingerbread castles. In a recently unearthed home video from 1990, Syd Mead (1933-2019) reveals his process for building these edible architectural marvels, combining his professional

Scotty Allen, a former Google engineer, successfully machined an entire iPhone housing from a solid block of aluminum — a feat that took 11 month accomplish. “This is the start of a revolution,” explains Allen on his Strange Parts website.

For the last several years, Tom Whitwell, has written an annual list of 52 things he’s learned that year. He just posted his new one. Here are five samples: There are just 16 trademarked scents in the US, including Crayola

Want to be that person who gives cool and unexpected books this season? Or maybe you’re looking to treat yourself? Here are six titles that range from political satire to surreal manga to gentle philosophical comics: It’s the Great Storm,

Drew Friedman’ latest book, Shtick Figures: The Cool, the Comical, the Crazy, contains over 160 portraits of quirky, forgotten, and famous icons of American pop culture. I’m a longtime admirer of Drew’s meticulous, expressive work, which captures the essence of

   LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS?   CLICK HERE TO GO AD-FREE! Between 2009 and 2012, iPhones had a feature that allowed users to directly upload videos to YouTube from their Photos app. Many users uploaded videos without changing the default

Allee Willis may be the most influential artist you’ve never heard of. A new documentary, The World According to Allee Willis, reveals a renaissance woman who blazed trails across music, art, and technology while fighting personal battles behind her flamboyant

   LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS?   CLICK HERE TO GO AD-FREE! It’s the 50th anniversary of Richard Scarry’s Cars and Trucks and Things That Go and there’s a new edition out to celebrate it. In his essay for The Yale

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