Science Peer-reviewed online expert system will help you if you've been poisoned Cory Doctorow

free speech Why Harper's "Letter on Justice and Open Debate" is dumb Mark Frauenfelder

science fiction "Southland Tales" is the perfect hot mess of a movie for the 4th of July in the hellscape of 2020 Thom Dunn

game of thrones Would you pay $30,000 for one of these ugly-ass Game of Thrones guitars? Thom Dunn

Gadgets The ClearUP can whisk away sinus pain from allergies in just 5 minutes Boing Boing's Shop

writing tools The Writers' Co-op is a great new podcast about how to make your freelance writing career work Thom Dunn

Funny Every item scanned as "Mr Potato Head" in glitch at department stores David Pescovitz

Virtual reality Digital synesthesia: Tricking your brain into experiencing smell as temperature in virtual reality David Pescovitz

censorship Church of England refuses to allow foreign language on a gravestone, calling it a "political statement" Thom Dunn

jeffrey epstein The "Jeffrey Epstein's Financial Assistant Scheme" is a 2020 twist on the classic Nigerian Prince Scam Thom Dunn

Gadgets The Trainz Railroad Simulator will make you feel like a master of the rails Boing Boing's Shop

recipes Learning an entire life story just to get a simple waffle recipe Rusty Blazenhoff

Gadgets Apple to switch Mac lineup to its own chips Rob Beschizza

linguistics A great fucking explanation of expletive in-fucking-sertion Thom Dunn

trump Trump is reportedly planning to try, once again, to suspend H-1B and other visas through the end of the year Thom Dunn

Gadgets Go back to high school with these classes on anatomy and physiology Boing Boing's Shop

art 'My uncle from Romania just built this out of recycled old parts from everyday objects' Xeni Jardin

high weirdness Petition to replace every Confederate statue in West Virginia with Mothman Gareth Branwyn

Contact cleaner makes old switches and knobs work like new again Mark Frauenfelder

music Almost Famous cast and creators reunite for 20th anniversary podcast series David Pescovitz