passports The super-rich are hedging their bets by getting multiple passports Andrea James

security North Korean rulers attempted to enter the west using Brazilian passports Seamus Bellamy

rfid Pretty-looking, RFID-blocking passport and ID card sleeves Jason Weisberger

Funny Hatred of cowbells is grounds for denial of Swiss passports Andrea James

passports US customs agents have already intercepted thousands of fake IDs this year at a single shipping hub David Pescovitz

micronations Sealand's caretakers Rob Beschizza

politics Britain offers citizenship to 3 million Hong Kong residents after China crackdown Rob Beschizza

coronavirus Irish repay a 170-year-old favor to Native Americans affected by COVID-19 Thom Dunn

coronavirus Taiwan lockdown: cops visited, threatened man whose phone ran out of batteries Rob Beschizza

tabletop games The codebreaking game Mastermind is 50 years old Mark Frauenfelder

security U.S. State Department to tell Americans abroad: Return immediately, or shelter in place Xeni Jardin

brexit Britons disappointed by post-Brexit passports not actually being blue Rob Beschizza

travel My life on the road: Morocco Seamus Bellamy

bureacracy After passenger told U.S. Customs agent that her suitcase once held a smashed banana, she was detained and added to a watch list Mark Frauenfelder

Business Trump expands racist travel ban to 6 additional countries Xeni Jardin

politics Passport and Nobels Jasmina Tesanovic

Gadgets The Motorola Smart Safe lets you monitor and open it remotely Boing Boing's Shop

tabloids The Queen’s worst nightmare, Prince Andrew jailed, and Royal cosmetic surgery exposed in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

Technology Feds charge Evil Corp, Russia-based creators of Dridex malware, in $100 million bank hacking spree Xeni Jardin

happy mutants Tokyo Disneyland's new vinyl LP is AMAZING Cory Doctorow