drama High school stages "Alien: The Play" David Pescovitz

Enjoy this Star Trek fan's delightful "Ode to Spock" recorded after the Vulcan's film death in 1982 David Pescovitz

retro Model rocket pioneer, Vern Estes, celebrates his 90th birthday Gareth Branwyn

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

guns Walmart announces major plans to scale back gun sales Gina Loukareas

music End.Game: a synth album from 19A0 Rob Beschizza

kindle The new waterproof Kindle Paperwhite got my kid to take a bath Jason Weisberger

fake news Hollywood’s Most Hated Man, The Queen’s Assassins, and Meg Ryan Walks AND Talks, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

airlines Service animal registries being built to root out fakes Seamus Bellamy

art The Weird of Wendy Pini Rob Beschizza

interviews Interview with Timothy Leary archivist Michael Horowitz Lisa Rein

Games The 20 games you shouldn't miss in 2016 Brandon Boyer

happy mutants Parasitic Souls: what if there was a tech bubble, but for magic? Kater Cheek

News Halt and Catch Fire: The Most Relevant Show on Television is Set in the 80s Maureen Herman

politics In gun violence protest, House Democrats stage sit-in, shut down chamber, and take to Twitter Xeni Jardin

health The FDA wants to ban use of tanning beds by youth under 18, to fight skin cancer Xeni Jardin

happy mutants Zeroes: it sucks to be a teen, even with powers Cory Doctorow

lemony snicket A Series of Unfortunate Questions for Daniel Handler Mark Dery

Comics 10 Comic-Con announcements that are actually about comics Laura Hudson