mascots New Ranger Rick design aims for "timeless" Rob Beschizza

News Meet Rahul Dubey, 'absolute legend' who sheltered ~70 protestors inside his home for 8 hours overnight Xeni Jardin

movies Dr. Strange director to helm new movie about the Bermuda Triangle mystery David Pescovitz

elon musk This ambient mix of a new sci-fi-themed Rentals song is a sonic trip to outer space Thom Dunn

travel Airbnb's easily gamed reputation system and poor customer service allow scammers to thrive Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Just This Banjo: free/open banjo instruction for an angry moment, because you can't be sad while playing the banjo Cory Doctorow

happy mutants How to Do Nothing: Jenny Odell's case for resisting "The Attention Economy" Cory Doctorow

#dontloseyourway English and Welsh Ramblers have seven years left to catalogue the nation's footpaths, or they will be absorbed into private lands Cory Doctorow

research How the Director of Research for Radiolab finds story ideas Mark Frauenfelder

Kids Cool satellite view of dozens of oxbow lakes formed when a river changed course Andrea James

crime A viral hoax video has inspired Indian mobs to multiple, brutal murders Cory Doctorow

experiences Don't miss one of the coolest real time experiences: The 49 Boxes Mark Frauenfelder

Gadgets Boing Boing Gift Guide 2017 Gift Guide

Business Hackers can freeze the camera that lets you know whether your "Amazon Key" equipped door is locked and who is using it Cory Doctorow

earthquake The story behind 5:04 PM, the art car made by the Loma Prieta earthquake Rusty Blazenhoff

picks Puerto Rico's streets crawl with heavily armed, masked mercenaries bearing no insignia or nametags Cory Doctorow

books Walkaway won the Dragon Award for Best Apocalyptic Novel Cory Doctorow

security Hiding malware in boobytrapped replacement screens would undetectably compromise your mobile device Cory Doctorow

surveillance West coast jurisdictions advance community oversight of police surveillance Shahid Buttar

human behavior The best way to greet a person if you can't remember whether or not you know them Mark Frauenfelder