picks A bowtie sure makes my cat look suave Jason Weisberger

Gadgets Here are 39 of the best July 4th deals to help keep some money in your wallet Boing Boing's Shop

Technology Fashion designer's robotic "Proximity Dress" automatically poofs out for physical distancing from the wearer David Pescovitz

art Fascinating short doc about Keith Haring's mural in Melbourne and its stolen signature David Pescovitz

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

animals Outdoor pet cats kill more animals than wild cats do in the same size area David Pescovitz

happy mutants Coming soon to a city near you: HUMP, Dan Savage's amateur smut fest, banned from Facebook! Cory Doctorow

movies Actor Danny Aiello has died at 86 Xeni Jardin

law Newsletter detailing the world of white collar crime John Struan

fashion The Dude's Pendleton sweater will keep me warm this winter Jason Weisberger

health The target date for eradicating Guinea worm has been delayed 10 years, and that may be overly optimistic John Struan

Business "I just love to solve problems": how people who work at predatory lenders avoid thinking about the pain they inflict Cory Doctorow

china Human Rights Watch reverse-engineered the app that the Chinese state uses to spy on people in Xinjiang Cory Doctorow

happy mutants SO LATE SO SOON: fun, genre-celebrating SF for young readers (of all ages!) Harry Tynan AKA Moose Malloy

class war From prisons to factories to offices: the spread of workplace surveillance and monitoring tech Cory Doctorow

Blue collar work Dirty Jobs' Mike Rowe offers scholarships to aspiring trade workers Rusty Blazenhoff

pet care This soft pet 'recovery collar' is fantastic Jason Weisberger

auctions Hugh Hefner's smoking jacket up for auction David Pescovitz

videos Using machine learning to teach robots to get dressed Cory Doctorow

police Cops destroyed man's house with explosives to flush out hiding shoplifter, offered $5,000 in compensation Rob Beschizza