trump Trump's 'promise' to foreign leader sparked whistleblower complaint Xeni Jardin

picks Vitaly Churkin, Russian ambassador to the United Nations, dies suddenly, age 64 Xeni Jardin

Gadgets Your home office could use some work of its own and these 20 items might just do the trick Boing Boing's Shop

Gadgets Still thinking about a bidet? This attachable unit could easily solve your TP problems for good Boing Boing's Shop

politics State Department inspector general Steve Linick fired on a Friday night, weird, wonder why? Xeni Jardin

tabloids Do the tabloids deserve a government bailout? This week’s dubious offerings make a poor case for their survival. Peter Sheridan

books The sexy medical researcher in this bestselling 1991 romance novel was based on Anthony Fauci David Pescovitz

Gadgets You're probably paying too much for car insurance, but that's an easy fix Boing Boing's Shop

happy mutants Look kids, it's a tour of the 1951 A.C. Gilbert Radioactive Atomic Energy Lab Kit, now with seven sources of radiation! Gareth Branwyn

Gadgets The Ringo is a build-it-yourself mobile phone that actually works Boing Boing's Shop

anime Netflix's CASTLEVANIA show is so much better than it has any right to be Thom Dunn

art A signed Salvador Dalí woodcut print turned up in thrift shop David Pescovitz

copyright How the "monkey selfie" is affecting copyright law for art and writing produced by artificial intelligence Mark Frauenfelder

iot New app helps you identify IoT devices around you, tells you what data they collect Thom Dunn

tools This low-cost contour gauge is very useful Jason Weisberger

Games Check out the deliciously insidious first monetized choice in this freemium game John Struan

law Newsletter detailing the world of white collar crime John Struan

christmas This amazing Godzilla Christmas tree breathes smoke Rusty Blazenhoff

Delightful Creatures Watch 2 cats watch a cat run across football field mid-game Xeni Jardin

happy mutants The lost audiobooks of Roger Zelazny reading the Chronicles of Amber Cory Doctorow