Holiday Illinois marijuana dispensaries open New Year’s Day 2020 Xeni Jardin

politics AOC trounces Wall Street-backed primary challenger Rob Beschizza

film "Larry: The Burning Man Story" premieres in three time zones over solstice weekend Rusty Blazenhoff

stonehenge Summer solstice at Stonehenge will be streamed live David Pescovitz

coronavirus It's official: Comi-Con is canceled this year Mark Frauenfelder

art Video: Behind the scenes of the Astro Boy anime (1963) David Pescovitz

futility closet A bizarre case of inexplicable death on a riverbank in Sydney in 1963 Futility Closet

russia Russian soldier proposes with 16 tanks in the shape of a heart on Valentine's Day Thom Dunn

Gadgets Make good on that New Year's resolution to read more with these apps and speed reading techniques Boing Boing's Shop

Gadgets Learn a new language the easy with this highly-rated app Boing Boing's Shop

happy mutants Radicalized is a Canada Reads finalist, will be a graphic novel, and is eligible for the Hugo Award! Cory Doctorow

Gadgets Learn a new language in 2020 with these best-selling apps Boing Boing's Shop

science fiction RIP, Mike Resnick Cory Doctorow

drugs DC comic creator regrets seeing "Cats" on 'shrooms Rusty Blazenhoff

Gadgets Get New Year's savings on some of the best-loved apps of 2019 Boing Boing's Shop

petard Republican New York State Assembly leader publishes anti-drunk driving PSA shortly before drunkenly crashing a state-owned car Cory Doctorow

elections Massive Cambridge Analytica leak reveals global election manipulation: Malaysia, Kenya and Brazil Cory Doctorow

Technology As gas tax revenues drop, states like Utah want EVs to pay for road upkeep Xeni Jardin

woody guthrie Woody Guthrie's 1943 New Year's Resolutions are a powerful reminder to "Keep the hope machine running." Thom Dunn

Journalism VICTORY! New Free File rules ban tax-prep firms from hiding their offerings, allow IRS to compete with them (a love-letter to Propublica) Cory Doctorow