photography Optical illusions: auto detailing reflections Andrea James

Gadgets This meditation cushion is the right way to find your zen and feel comfortable doing it Boing Boing's Shop

advertising French ad authority bans e-bike commercial because it "discredits the automobile sector" Mark Frauenfelder

facebook In a panic over fleeing advertisers, Facebook launches PR blitz to announce it is "a mirror to society" Mark Frauenfelder

History Juneteenth: "Emancipation is a marker of progress for white Americans, not black ones." David Pescovitz

interviews Talking Comics with Ignatz Award-Winning Cartoonist Noah Van Sciver Jeffery Klaehn

video games Creator of Stardew Valley: "It’s important to me not to just entertain, but to delight" Jeffery Klaehn

music Outstanding, free, and far-out music stream from Aquarium Drunkard David Pescovitz

Space NASA: No, that UFO plainly seen in our space observatory footage isn't a UFO David Pescovitz

pranks Frightened fliers rejoice! Sacralize your seating with faux stained glass windows Gareth Branwyn

copyright How the "monkey selfie" is affecting copyright law for art and writing produced by artificial intelligence Mark Frauenfelder

music Debussy's Clair de Lune on modular synth Rob Beschizza

Business At Wayfair, ~550 workers laid off in 'Valentine's Day Massacre' Xeni Jardin

Enjoy this Star Trek fan's delightful "Ode to Spock" recorded after the Vulcan's film death in 1982 David Pescovitz

Science Scientists recreate sound of Egyptian mummy's voice from 3,000 years ago Xeni Jardin

kfc KFC apologizes for TV ad that shows young boys staring in awe at a woman adjusting her breasts Carla Sinclair

music The Typewriter, by Leroy Anderson Rob Beschizza

happy mutants Documentation Gathering, Sanitization, and Storage: an excerpt from "A Public Service" Tim Schwartz

Fulfilling Childhood Dreams The "Hot Pockets" jingle in a minor key is a sad and somber reflection of your disappointing childhood. Thom Dunn

college A 52-year-old ex-Navy SEAL reflects on his first semester as a freshman at Yale Thom Dunn