offworld Get a wistful, mysterious brain-teaser at a ridiculous discount this week Leigh Alexander

tabloids Jeffrey Epstein’s prison confession, the world’s most dangerous woman, and the end of the world, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

News SUV plows into BLM protest in NYC's Times Square, similar potentially deadly attacks happening around U.S. Xeni Jardin

tabloids America set to be nuked, anarchy in the US, and the men who knew too much, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

Gadgets 20 home workout deals on sale for Memorial Day weekend Boing Boing's Shop

ducks Award-winning duck eats yeast, explodes, and blinds a man Thom Dunn

coronavirus Every country in the United Nations agreed to a global ceasefire during the pandemic — except the United States Thom Dunn

crime Ahmaud Arbery's killers arrested and charged with murder Rob Beschizza

short film Watch this wild fan-made "Blade Runner" mash-up short film Thom Dunn

News Social security for all — for now Maureen Herman

Book World Made By Hand is a post-pandemic world novel Mark Frauenfelder

News Coronavirus in Ireland: Leo Varadkar’s St Patrick’s Day broadcast (video, full text) Xeni Jardin

travel My life on the road: Morocco Seamus Bellamy

Gadgets Check out these 20 CBD-infused products Boing Boing's Shop

Environment Antarctica reaches 20º C (68º F), highest recorded temp ever on icy continent Xeni Jardin

Business Tesla driver in fatal 2018 crash had reported 'Autopilot' problems before, NTSB finds Xeni Jardin

tabloids Bigfoot sighted, the Queen’s $1 trillion tax bill, and coronavirus targets the stars, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

lyft I reported a passenger for farting in our shared Lyft and now we've been officially un-paired from Lyft forever (supposedly) Thom Dunn

security After ransomware took Baltimore hostage, Maryland introduces legislation that bans disclosing the bugs ransomware exploits Cory Doctorow

Business Big Telco wants more federal money to offer slower rural broadband Cory Doctorow