politics Barack Obama is the coolest lame duck American President ever Richard Kaufman

culture jamming "Make the Alphabet Great Again," a baby board book of Trumpisms Gareth Branwyn

cancer Love, loss, and Carrie Fisher’s lamp Gina Loukareas

AI OpenAI releases larger GPT-2 dataset. Can it write fake news better than a human? Rob Beschizza

elections Clown Car 2.0: Matt Taibbi on the Democratic nomination race Cory Doctorow

videos Australian government proposes jail terms for satire Cory Doctorow

News Putin offers Comey asylum in Moscow Xeni Jardin

trump Trump threatens Comey on Twitter, suggests he has "tapes" of their conversations Rob Beschizza

politics Trump's reign is sad for tech, too Rob Beschizza

Gadgets Boing Boing Gift Guide 2016 Gift Guide

gift guide Boing Boing's 2016 Gift Guide: Books Boing Boing

politics Charity roast trainwreck: Donald Trump booed at Catholic dinner Rob Beschizza

shakespeare Which Shakespeare character is Hillary Clinton and should we be worried? William Lashner

Entertainment Louis C.K. just released a new 'surprise' web show with Alan Alda, Steve Buscemi, Edie Falco Xeni Jardin

obama President Obama's final State of the Union address Xeni Jardin

odds Betting site aggregator suggests likely win for Hillary in 2016 Rob Beschizza

politics Watch: “Rick Perry's Presidential Announcement (short version)” Xeni Jardin