History "Halloween in a Box" tells the story of plastic costumes of yore Rusty Blazenhoff

farting Gentleman fined for farting at police David Pescovitz

rock and roll Little Richard, gender-bender progenitor needs his propers Gareth Branwyn

fbi Newly released documents show that the FBI used standard FBI tactics on Michael Flynn Thom Dunn

UFOs Pentagon releases UFO footage Thom Dunn

tabloids Royals Clash, Clooneys divorce, and Jacko’s rotten feet in this week’s fact-challenged tabloids Peter Sheridan

tabloids Worst Royal crisis ever spells the end of the monarchy, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

coronavirus Right-wing websites are weighing the pros and cons of letting people die from coronavirus to help the economy Thom Dunn

coronavirus Should the Vulcan greeting replace the handshake in the coronavirus era? Gareth Branwyn

copyright A federal judge declared that a famous song about public property is still private property Thom Dunn

Business US charges 4 Chinese spies with hacking Equifax Xeni Jardin

guns Gun Violence Isn't a Problem — it's actually 5 Problems, with Different Solutions Thom Dunn

eff ICANN needs to ask more questions about the sale of .ORG Mitch Stoltz

tabloids Royal brawl in palace, Brad & Jen’s reunion, and 2020 predictions in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

politics New Jersey AG says 5 politicians took thousands in cash bribes via envelopes, paper bags, coffee cups Xeni Jardin

Tabletop gamer's gift guide for 2019 Gareth Branwyn

finance The retreat of "scientific selfishness," a literature review Cory Doctorow

charity Charitable Giving Guide 2019 Boing Boing

politics Peak billionaire: a billionaire tries to purchase a party nomination to outflank anti-billionaires so he can run against another billionaire Cory Doctorow

china Massive leak of Chinese government documents reveal the "no mercy" plan for Muslims in Xinjiang Cory Doctorow