b-side Bert and Ernie are a gay couple, says ex-'Sesame Street' writer Rusty Blazenhoff

goldman sachs Man who helped cause 2008 financial crash suddenly very concerned about the economy Thom Dunn

prison Why aren't more conservatives concerned about felon voting rights? Thom Dunn

sesame street Sesame Street characters doing impressions of each other is gold Rusty Blazenhoff

books Boing Boing's 28 favorite books in 2019 Rob Beschizza

class war The right is bankrolled by self-interested one-percenters making long-term investments; the left, by one-percenters with "moral whims" Cory Doctorow

elizabeth warren for president Once again Senator Warren's stories check out, her critics' do not Jason Weisberger

sesame street Sesame Street Muppets perform at NPR's Tiny Desk Rusty Blazenhoff

News Trump campaign won't say no to hacked political dirt, Democrats agree not to use illegally obtained data Xeni Jardin

Funny Watch this totally inappropriate and bizarre Bert and Ernie parody in German David Pescovitz

late stage capitalism Yellow Vests stand for and against many contradictory things, but are united in opposition to oligarchy Cory Doctorow

politics Roger Stone & Jerome Corsi harassed Seth Rich's family with conspiracy lie after privately admitting hackers stole DNC emails Xeni Jardin

eu Bernie Sanders and Yanis Varoufakis announce Progressives International, to counter rising ultra-nationalism Cory Doctorow

television Bert and Ernie are just friends, says Sesame Workshop David Pescovitz

art The Weird of Wendy Pini Rob Beschizza

self tests Take the test to see which political quadrant you inhabit Mark Frauenfelder

Kids Grade-school gym nightmares: Go, You Chicken Fat, Go! Andrea James

class war Generations aren't really important (but class is) Cory Doctorow

physics Statue made of bismuth with levitating magnetic cube Mark Frauenfelder