florida Jimmy Fallon surprised Parkland high school grads by speaking at their commencement ceremony Rusty Blazenhoff

free speech Why Harper's "Letter on Justice and Open Debate" is dumb Mark Frauenfelder

trees Your allergies are bad because of tree sexism Thom Dunn

politics Devin Nunes loses legal battle with fictional cow Rob Beschizza

police Massachusetts governor proposes a $5000 bonus for cops who undergo anti-racist training Thom Dunn

lies lies lies No joke: Trump says again today that we're "way ahead" if we slow down testing Carla Sinclair

trump John Bolton's book, packed with dirt on Trump, is out tomorrow Rob Beschizza

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

videogames Talking Adventure Games with Dave Gilbert Jeffery Klaehn

well this is awkward What's a really awkward situation that everyone can relate with? Mark Frauenfelder

magnets that really stick Astrophysicist trying to invent coronavirus gadget is hospitalized for getting magnets stuck up his nose Carla Sinclair

Gadgets Upgrade your PC with this sale on refurbished computers from Microsoft, HP, Dell, and more Boing Boing's Shop

coronavirus FDA gives go-ahead to Maryland bio-firm to accept orders on their COVID-19 Rapid Antibody Test Kit Gareth Branwyn

Science First asteroid found inside orbit of Venus: Caltech Xeni Jardin

video games Inventor brings Mario Kart to real life with HoloLens AR technology Rusty Blazenhoff

b-side Facebook paid Teen Vogue to run a fake article praising Facebook for "helping ensure the integrity of the 2020 election" Mark Frauenfelder

novels Review: "The Nobody People" is like a literary X-Men novel for the Trump era Thom Dunn

Science Astonishing stabilized time-lapse showing the Earth's rotation from the ground David Pescovitz

Business Trump imposes metal tariffs on Brazil and Argentina Xeni Jardin

climate change Florida GOP finally admits that maybe they shouldn't have banned the phrase "climate change" after all Thom Dunn