picks Silicone dish scrubbers: one year of use, far less gross than a sponge Jason Weisberger

Gadgets You won't want to miss out on these Memorial Day kitchen steals Boing Boing's Shop

happy mutants Uncovering two lost comedy albums from cult comic Dick Davy, who once championed civil rights and antiracism Cory Doctorow

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

tabloids Killing the Queen, John Lennon’s murder, and William Shatner’s talking horses in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

mistakes South Korean mayor arranged for garbage to be strewn across a pristine beach so volunteers would have something to collect on International Coastal Cleanup Day John Struan

politics White House emails Trump Ukraine talking points around and—oops!— includes Democratic lawmakers Xeni Jardin

security In Cambridge Analytica clean-up, Facebook says it killed 'Tens of Thousands' of apps Xeni Jardin

media Prince Charles’ gay scandal, Tom Cruise destroys Scientology, and Michael Jackson’s afterlife, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

mishaps Forklift driver accidentally destroys a large warehouse Mark Frauenfelder

art Artist creates miniature replicas of the rooms of Japan's "lonely deaths" Cory Doctorow

crime Lyft charges man $150 for vomit clean-up, his wife proves it's a fraud Mark Frauenfelder

Kids Couple's afternoon at the beach yields almost 5 grams of gold Andrea James

bags for poop 240 compostable dog poop bags (unfilled) Jason Weisberger

Games EVE Online doublecross is biggest in game history, blowing up $20K+ worth of game assets Cory Doctorow

NSFW The Refrigerator Unexpectedly Showed Dick Doodles and Streaming Porn to a Visitor Glenn Fleishman

pollution Parisian canals now open to swimmers Jason Weisberger

picks L.A. area sheriff needs your help reuniting this lost 15 pound bag of marijuana with its owner Xeni Jardin

running Runner impales foot in booby trapped park Jason Weisberger