silicon valley What is "garbage language" and why is it so hard to avoid using? Thom Dunn

Business Business schools are shuttering full-time MBA programs, citing low enrollment, millennials Cory Doctorow

music "Good Music to Avert the Collapse of American Democracy" David Pescovitz

Gadgets The Bite Helper removes the itch of a mosquito bite in seconds Boing Boing's Shop

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

short 'Tokri,' a gorgeous stop-motion short 8 years in the making Rusty Blazenhoff

surveillance What you need to know about police drone surveillance at protests against police brutality Thom Dunn

News SUV plows into BLM protest in NYC's Times Square, similar potentially deadly attacks happening around U.S. Xeni Jardin

rona Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro tests positive for coronavirus Rob Beschizza

Gadgets These 10 accessories can instantly change your selfie or video streaming game Boing Boing's Shop

art Thomas Jefferson portrait recreated with distant descendant Rob Beschizza

books "Let's Never Talk About This Again" is a touching memoir about birth, death, and dad's amateur erotica career Thom Dunn

Gadgets Papumba is the world’s top ranked preschool learning app and it’s available now at 85% off Boing Boing's Shop

tabloids America set to be nuked, anarchy in the US, and the men who knew too much, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

spycraft Here's the everyday-carry for Australian cyberspies in China Mark Frauenfelder

News DHS announces 'Task Force to Protect American Monuments, Memorials, and Statues' Xeni Jardin

facebook In a panic over fleeing advertisers, Facebook launches PR blitz to announce it is "a mirror to society" Mark Frauenfelder

Science A Scheme of Heaven is a deep investigation of astrology from a scientist’s perspective Ferdinando Buscema

anti-endorsement Daughter of GOP candidate begs "Please for the love of God do not vote for my dad" Mark Frauenfelder