real estate An AMA with a guy who bought a California Ghost Town Thom Dunn

happy mutants Join me and the Electronic Frontier Foundation today for a Reddit AMA about how copyright law can censor security research Cory Doctorow

eff EFF and iFixit are hosting a Reddit AMA on jailbreaking TOMORROW at 11AM Pacific Cory Doctorow

music Meet Chico, the parrot that sings Beyonce and Lady Gaga David Pescovitz

activism How to be a guerrilla theatre activist David Pescovitz

photos Magnificent images from the Natural History Museum's Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition David Pescovitz

aviation Pilots over LAX report "a guy in a jetpack" flying beside them David Pescovitz

Gadgets The Bite Helper removes the itch of a mosquito bite in seconds Boing Boing's Shop

Gadgets This tech-powered renters and home insurance cuts through red tape fast Boing Boing's Shop

tabloids Jeffrey Epstein’s prison confession, the world’s most dangerous woman, and the end of the world, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

donald trump Trump confirms that US cyberattacked Russia in 2018 Xeni Jardin

History Roman road maps in the style of the London Underground's Rob Beschizza

GOP Convention Mitch McConnell is 7th senator to back away from the Republican National Convention Carla Sinclair

DIY Adhesive nose bridge strips for DIY face masks help keep my glasses clear Jason Weisberger

television 'The Wonder Years' but with a Black family Rusty Blazenhoff

art Baroque punk papercraft bust by Asya and Dmitry Kozins 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

We Are Little Zombies is a treat for eyes and ears Mark Frauenfelder

fashion Fashion trends at Goodwill Rob Beschizza