inspiration Advice/inspiration: The "best part of getting laid off" Rusty Blazenhoff

video This short film gives a sense of how terrifying sleep paralysis can be Andrea James

tabloids Jeffrey Epstein’s prison confession, the world’s most dangerous woman, and the end of the world, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

novels An interview with Charlie Kaufman about his new novel takes a weirdly meta Kaufman-esque turn Thom Dunn

insects Watch this antkeeper deal with a major fire ant breach in his home Andrea James

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

publishing "Fantasy Magazine" returns after nearly a decade away Thom Dunn

Gadgets The GOpure Pod Water Purifier is a whole new way to drink safe, clean water every time Boing Boing's Shop

racism St Louis couple point guns at peaceful protestors on street by mansion Rob Beschizza

sounds Game console startup chimes performed Rob Beschizza

joy division Joy Division – "Love Will Tear Us Apart" (but all notes are C) Mark Frauenfelder

Gadgets If you are still waiting to do your taxes then you won't want to miss out on this TurboTax offer Boing Boing's Shop

climate change Horrific mudslide in Norway dragging houses into the sea Mark Frauenfelder

The Beatles "Eleanor Rigby" but all the notes are E or F and it haunts your nightmares Thom Dunn

music Empty postcard display spinner is a superior nightmare noise maker Rob Beschizza

Monsters The Creature from the Sandpits, a teenage prank that's endured for 60 years David Pescovitz

tabloids Roy Horn lives, China lied, and Murder Hornets Swarm America, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

graphic novels Casting announced for the upcoming Audible adaptation of Neil Gaiman's "Sandman" Thom Dunn

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

trump Why tabloid reporters are like Donald Trump Peter Sheridan