corruption Days before elections, the official in charge of Kenya's voting machines has been tortured and murdered Cory Doctorow

music Watch Blondie's Debbie Harry on a pogo stick explaining the punk Pogo dance (1978) David Pescovitz

Food Pope: God says sex and food are A-OK David Pescovitz

Space Trailer for new docuseries about the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster David Pescovitz

music "Good Music to Avert the Collapse of American Democracy" David Pescovitz

politics Watch man address city council about why "boneless chicken wings" should be renamed David Pescovitz

Gadgets Save 15% on this craft tequila that comes with free shipping right to your door Boing Boing's Shop

tabloids Jeffrey Epstein’s prison confession, the world’s most dangerous woman, and the end of the world, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

GOP Convention Mitch McConnell is 7th senator to back away from the Republican National Convention Carla Sinclair

Barbados If you can work remotely, Barbados want you to come and stay for a year Mark Frauenfelder

News SCOTUS rules Donald Trump financial records must be released to NY DA, but House won't get tax returns before election Xeni Jardin

music This ska-jazz cover of the Animal Crossing: New Horizons theme is everything Rusty Blazenhoff

Space US silver dollar coin design commemorating astronaut/schoolteacher Christa McAuliffe David Pescovitz

racism Racist professor fired Rob Beschizza

corruption Trump administration gave a $700M bailout to a $70M truck company after it allegedly defrauded the Pentagon Thom Dunn

publishing "Fantasy Magazine" returns after nearly a decade away Thom Dunn

COVID-19 This Republican strategist says "members of the Church of Secular Science" wear masks to prove superiority Mark Frauenfelder

art How a Black woman turned quilting into a surprisingly radical art form Thom Dunn

animals Woman gored after approaching bison in Yellowstone National Park Mark Frauenfelder

politics Supreme Court strikes down abortion restrictions in 5-4 ruling Rob Beschizza