offworld Why games need to stop letting everyone save the world Critical Distance

offworld Why don't female protagonists often get to date? Leigh Alexander

Games Bernband: explore a looming yet intimate alien city Rob Beschizza

photographs The chemist who made big bucks hoaxing ghost photos David Pescovitz

Audio Ghost boxes, psycho-phones, and other devices for listening to spirits David Pescovitz

News Meet Rahul Dubey, 'absolute legend' who sheltered ~70 protestors inside his home for 8 hours overnight Xeni Jardin

Science What near-death experiences can tell scientists about how the brain works David Pescovitz

social isolation Nebula-75, a new puppet lockdown drama from the folks that brought us Thunderbirds, Stingray, Fireball-XL5 Gareth Branwyn

trump Why tabloid reporters are like Donald Trump Peter Sheridan

Comics Friday: the new digital-first, pay-what-you-want Lovecraftian YA detective comic from Ed Brubaker, Marcos Martin, and Muntsa Vicente Thom Dunn

books Ray Bradbury's captivating explanation of his Mr. Electrico character's uncanny origins David Pescovitz

Gadgets Become the author you always dreamed you'd be with this creative writing training Boing Boing's Shop

Reviews Recommended reading: The Forgery of Venus, by Michael Gruber Mark Frauenfelder

News Social security for all — for now Maureen Herman

Science Physicist Freeman Dyson's alien megastructure legacy David Pescovitz

alexa Easy ways to use Alexa just to mess with your children Thom Dunn

fbi One of the jurors who convicted Whitey Bulger started up a strange pen pal friendship with him Thom Dunn

sex workers This 1849 guidebook was a Yelp for whorehouses Mark Frauenfelder

art Art in the age of artifice Ferdinando Buscema

Delightful Creatures Man finds "puppies" in a box on his lawn. They were bear cubs Mark Frauenfelder