podcast Podcast asks: "What would you say to the one who got away?" Rusty Blazenhoff

History Aviation museums' "most wanted list" of cool aerospace artifacts lost to history David Pescovitz

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

Business Camp Fire: PG&E pleads guilty to 84 counts of involuntary manslaughter for negligence in California’s worst wildfire Xeni Jardin

Chaos in America, O.J. Simpson framed by cops, and Brad Pitt’s saggy butt, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

#blacklivesmatter NASCAR banned the Confederate flag, prompting calls for a boycott Mark Frauenfelder

Gadgets Here’s your Father’s Day Gift Guide…so you better choose wisely Boing Boing's Shop

pop music Joni Mitchell's humblingly beautiful isolated vocals on "River" Gareth Branwyn

music Meeting Little Richard at his old Hyatt haunt David Katznelson

music Listen to Daniel Johnston's tragically beautiful cover of Carole King's "You've Got a Friend" David Pescovitz

Science Coronavirus 'acts like no pathogen humanity has ever seen,' say doctors Xeni Jardin

COVID-19 Renowned mathematician and "Game of Life" inventor, John Conway, died this week of COVID-19 Gareth Branwyn

COVID-19 Tom Waits pens touching letter to beloved, eccentric music producer, Hal Willner Gareth Branwyn

COVID-19 Celebrating the mad genius of music producer Hal Willner, who has died, likely of COVID-19 Gareth Branwyn

News Social security for all — for now Maureen Herman

Gadgets Take a virtual visit to Napa – with very real sips of wine Boing Boing's Shop

science fiction Max Barry on how science fiction prepares us for the apocalypse Mark Frauenfelder

tabloids Coronavirus is the new black. COVID-19 hits the stars and the Royals in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

music Paul K, songwriter and guitarist, RIP David Pescovitz

politics Tulsi Gabbard quits race, endorses Joe Biden Rob Beschizza