coronavirus Getting groceries during COVID-19 maps perfectly onto Joseph Campbell's Hero's Journey Thom Dunn

celebrities A grocery store was once shut down so Michael Jackson could shop like an ordinary person Rusty Blazenhoff

coronavirus Wholesale restaurant supply chain opens to the public for the first time — I left with TP, milk, and more (photos/tips) Rusty Blazenhoff

Gadgets Do double the good with eco-friendly produce bags from a brand that gives back Boing Boing's Shop

coronavirus WHO on Coronavirus: 'Test, test, test. Test every suspected case' Xeni Jardin

Japan Tokyo Listening – an interview with author Lorraine Plourde Roger Park

mental health It's possible to be paralyzed by choice Seamus Bellamy

sponsored Best Quality CBD Gummies for Wellness Boing Boing

racism Racist tirade filmed in grocery store Rob Beschizza

Alien invasion base on the moon, Michael Jackson’s body missing, and Prince Harry’s clash with Trump, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

Business Just like Amazon, Walmart now offers free next-day delivery Xeni Jardin

Environment Organic cotton shopping bags have to be used 20,000 times before they're better for the Earth than plastic disposables Cory Doctorow

google Amazon is using purchase data to sell targeted ads, which is creepy, but not because they've invented a mind-control ray Cory Doctorow

fake news Glenn Miller’s death plane, Robert Durst’s cannibal appetites, and exploding heads in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

picks Lyft offers grocery ride discount to people living in 'food deserts' Seamus Bellamy

fake news Why the Queen is up in Meghan’s uterus, and how to tell you’ll be dead in 23 hours, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

Hyperinflation Facing 60,000 percent inflation, Venezuela just issued a new devalued currency Mark Frauenfelder

papers please Two US citizens detained by a Border Patrol agent for speaking Spanish Mark Frauenfelder

shitty news A list of poop-filled places beyond the bathroom Carla Sinclair

makers I interviewed my sister for the Cool Tools podcast. Here are 4 of her favorite tools Mark Frauenfelder