media Right-wing media ran dozens of "Middle East hot takes" by fake authors Rob Beschizza

rona Screaming man threatens shoppers at Florida Costco Rob Beschizza

Gadgets The Evercable is the steel reinforced charging cord that won’t break within 2 weeks Boing Boing's Shop

County fair Fair food fix: California county fair hosts drive-thru events Rusty Blazenhoff

futility closet Two settlers disappeared from a small Eastern Pacific island in 1934 Futility Closet

smithsonian The origin story of that all-American toy, Slip 'N Slide Andrea James

Gadgets Luminar 4 uses AI to help you turn all your photos into masterpieces Boing Boing's Shop

randy rainbow Randy Rainbow sings Trump is a 'poor deplorable troll' in 'Little Mermaid' parody Rusty Blazenhoff

Disney VFX student's TikTok superhero reel catches the eye of Disney's Bob Iger Rusty Blazenhoff

novels An interview with Charlie Kaufman about his new novel takes a weirdly meta Kaufman-esque turn Thom Dunn

snakes Toddler picks up snake instead of stick while playing fetch with dog Rusty Blazenhoff

hamilton Weird Al puts a polka spin on "Hamilton" footage Rusty Blazenhoff

meta If you like Boing Boing, you will love our page of "dupes" Mark Frauenfelder

russia Look how cool these old Soviet calendars are Mark Frauenfelder

puzzles A surprising solution to the (in)famous "Cross the Network" puzzle Mark Frauenfelder

bring a trailer This 1985 Buick is turbocharged and ugly Jason Weisberger

drawing Ed Emberly's drawing books are fun for everyone Mark Frauenfelder

Gadgets You can get a Philips Momentum 43-inch LED 4K monitor for about $500 Boing Boing's Shop

police Police militarization is objectively bad for police and for society, according to science Thom Dunn

birds Harvard study shows that Harvard kids are dumber than a grey parrot Thom Dunn