black as the abyss Archives - Boing Boing Staging

nihilism Two great deep-dives mine the endless hole at the bottom of Mitch McConnell's inhumanity Thom Dunn

tea Barry's tea is pretty great Jason Weisberger
science fiction Exclusive excerpt of Rudy Rucker's new novel: Million Mile Road Trip Mark Frauenfelder
tea Barry's Gold Blend is my favorite tea, PG Tips leaves me mildly depressed Jason Weisberger
Dungeons & Dragons What's new in tabletop gaming (June edition) Gareth Branwyn
History A brief history of how the rich world brutalized and looted Haiti, a country the US owes its very existence to Cory Doctorow
happy mutants Anthony Burgess's lost, incomplete slang dictionary re-discovered Cory Doctorow
authors Grant Morrison interview: "Laughter can banish any and all demons" Propaganda Anonymous
happy mutants Read: Rescue, by Sarah Gailey Sarah Gailey
books Escaping the Maze, the "world's most challenging puzzle" Michael Borys
offworld Try getting lost in the underworld with Sunless Sea Leigh Alexander
Cave Evil: a game of brutal necro-demonic dungeon warfare Peter Bebergal
Ice Bucket Challenge "blatantly satanic" Rob Beschizza
timemachine Blogging History: Lavabit founder stops using email; Neal Stephenson's Orth Hugo speech; NY-NJ ferry cop harasses man for reading D&D book Cory Doctorow
Entertainment RoboCop in review Ethan Gilsdorf
Entertainment D&D-Themed movie Zero Charisma pits Nerds vs. Hipsters Ethan Gilsdorf
novels The Wind Whales of Ishmael, by Philip Jose Farmer – excerpt Mark Frauenfelder
surrealism Nerval's Lobster: Is walking a crustacean any more ridiculous than a dog? Mark Dery
squid The Kraken Awakes: What Architeuthis is Trying to Tell Us Mark Dery
Science Cosmic Commodities: How much is a new planet worth? Lee Billings