art Art opening delayed after rotting fish artwork catches fire David Pescovitz

tabloids Nipple clamps, squeezed breasts, and a Royal rude awakening, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

tips The best way to clean your AirPods Mark Frauenfelder

security Ring: "We don't use facial recognition"; also Ring: "We have a head of facial recognition research" Cory Doctorow

halloween You can get adaptive Halloween costumes for differently-abled kids at Target Rusty Blazenhoff

trump Trump wants a goth brutalist border wall with black spikes (no, really) Xeni Jardin

Copyfight Research shows that patent examiners are more likely to grant patents to companies they later work for Cory Doctorow

design Vintage logos and motion graphics for today's Internet companies David Pescovitz

matchboxes Amusing matchboxes show drunk cats in "good, embarrassing and confusing situations" Rusty Blazenhoff

Science You need to drill a hole in your head like you need a hole in the head David Pescovitz

urban theory One quarter of New Orleans' catch-basins were clogged to uselessness with 93,000 lbs of plastic Mardi Gras beads Cory Doctorow

Gadgets 3 reasons to learn to code in 2018 Boing Boing's Shop

politics America's National Cathedral removes Confederate windows Andrea James

mental illness It’s Mental Health Awareness Month: Trumpcare’s dangerous impact on mental health care Maureen Herman

Science The physics of fidget spinners David Pescovitz

politics This is what it's like when tyranny takes hold Andrea James

elevators Elevators with no buttons, doors or stops Mark Frauenfelder

Japan A place for Peanuts fans to go wild Richard Kaufman

Games How to play chess like an asshole Rob Beschizza

Copyfight Appeals court rules Batmobile is a "character" and is copyrighted by DC Cory Doctorow