music Mattel announces "David Bowie" Barbie doll David Pescovitz

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

music Douglas Rushkoff on Genesis Breyer P-Orridge (1950-2020) Douglas Rushkoff

lego LEGO Bowie contemplates post-Ziggy Stardust character ideas: Cobbler Bob? A Mad Deus? Viscount Jizzmark? Gareth Branwyn

fake news Quantum mechanics and Kevin Spacey, JFK’s five assassins, and proof of reincarnation, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

maker Antique phones lovingly retrofitted with Alexa functionality David Pescovitz

happy mutants Free ebook! Charlie Jane Anders' award winning debut novel "All the Birds in the Sky" Cory Doctorow

art The Weird of Wendy Pini Rob Beschizza

Funny John Hodgman's outstanding Vacationland: now in paperback! Cory Doctorow

farming Beloved Virginia farm takes heat for standing up against white supremacy Gareth Branwyn

usausausa Baptist News: Evangelicals have killed Christianity in America Cory Doctorow

fake news A Royal werewolf, embattled Clintons, and vampires coming, in this week’s tabloids Peter Sheridan

Gadgets Boing Boing Gift Guide 2017 Gift Guide

happy mutants The Wild Storm: Warren Ellis reboots DC's Wildstorm Cory Doctorow

books John Hodgman's Vacationland: a masterpiece of humor that means something Cory Doctorow

fake news Stevie Wonder’s vision restored, O.J. Simpson’s hookers, and Hugh Hefner didn’t have to die, in this week’s tabloids Peter Sheridan

books Less than Human, More than Human Jasmina Tesanovic

fake news Aliens destroyed life on Mars, now Trump’s poised to do the same to Earth, in this week’s tabloids Peter Sheridan

obits Mandy Johnson, 1953-2015 Rob Beschizza

media “Crooked Hillary will die in jail!” and other tabloid stunners Peter Sheridan