new york Another 80s 'shame' video: A Staten Island Bar Mitzvah celebration in 1988 Rusty Blazenhoff

california 1988 home video of driving on the 10 freeway in Los Angeles Andrea James

white supremacists The legal battle over those novelty Sea Monkeys and X-Ray Specs involves white supremacy and a 60s bondage film star Thom Dunn

music The story behind Yello's "Oh Yeah," famously used in Ferris Bueller's Day Off David Pescovitz

music Freaky 1980s Leonard Cohen TV performance David Pescovitz

drugs Today is the 50th anniversary of Dock Ellis's legendary baseball no-hitter on LSD Thom Dunn

music Impressive four minute mash-up of 50 music videos from 1988 David Pescovitz

evolution These volcano-dwelling snails are metal as hell, and also have iron shells. Thom Dunn

real estate The US government just "disestablished" a Native American reservation Thom Dunn

animals Coyotes on the streets of San Francisco David Pescovitz

Gadgets You’re stuck at home…so you’ve finally got some reading time. These summary apps could be your answer. Boing Boing's Shop

fraudsters Fraudster Jim Bakker is hawking "medicinal seeds" Mark Frauenfelder

picks What, me Coronavirus worry? Spring Breakers refuse to quit partying in Miami Xeni Jardin

politics Now there are 2 Coronavirus cases in Congress — Ben McAdams (D, Utah) has COVID-19 Xeni Jardin

coronavirus NCAA cancels March Madness due to coronavirus Xeni Jardin

trump E. Jean Carroll fired from ELLE magazine after Trump rape allegation, readers call for #NoWayinElle boycott Xeni Jardin

Games Textmode Space Harrier Rob Beschizza

eighties At the 1988 Oscars, Pee-wee Herman flew and RoboCop saved the day Rusty Blazenhoff

News Is Corona Beer experiencing the AIDS/Ayds effect? Mark Frauenfelder

Science Groundbreaking 1979 visualization of black hole Rob Beschizza