viral Ms. Tanqueray on Humans of New York is everything Xeni Jardin

movies 2-star Legend reviewer on the "marketing gold" of bad write-ups Rob Beschizza

music Kool & The Gang co-founder Ronald "Khalis" Bell, RIP David Pescovitz

music Soul legend Al Green's drive thru pharmacy David Pescovitz

activism How to be a guerrilla theatre activist David Pescovitz

oregon First-ever virtual Oregon Country Fair is happening this weekend Rusty Blazenhoff

hollywood Japanese sword master reviews the movies, shows how it's done Rob Beschizza

fantasy Watch this Tolkien expert's master class on every race in Middle Earth Andrea James

mistakes Exploding Whale Memorial Park opens near site where that beached whale was blown up in 1970 Rusty Blazenhoff

racism Sacha Baron Cohen trolls conservative rally with racist sing-along Rusty Blazenhoff

racism Lawyer for gun-toting St. Louis couple describes his clients as "melanin-deficient human beings" Thom Dunn

movies Legendary comedian Carl Reiner, RIP David Pescovitz

art Milton Glaser, legendary graphic designer, RIP David Pescovitz

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

makers DIY robot companion based on Pathfinder from Apex Legends Mark Frauenfelder

music Nile Rodgers tells of transforming Bowie's "Let's Dance" from folky to beyond funky David Pescovitz

protest song Public Enemy releases new anti-Trump protest video Gareth Branwyn

dinosaurs Largest known soft-shell reptile egg discovered in Antarctica Thom Dunn

Gadgets The New York Times called the Marshall Stanmore II the best Alexa speaker and now, it’s on sale Boing Boing's Shop

books Bob Woodward has a new Trump book coming and the Prez was interviewed for it David Pescovitz