sex abuse Boy Scouts of America files for bankruptcy protection over sex abuse lawsuits Rob Beschizza

homophobia After the Boy Scouts opens up to trans kids, queer kids and girls, the Mormons severed their 105-year relationship to scouting Cory Doctorow

videos Hitler delivers Trump's Boy Scout speech Cory Doctorow

genocide This children's book about Oliver Cromwell is like playful colonialist violence for kids Thom Dunn

racism Statue of scouting founder and Nazi sympathizer Robert Baden-Powell to be removed Rob Beschizza

earth abides Jonathan Lethem reviews the 1959 adaptation of Earth Abides, starring Burt Lancaster Mark Frauenfelder

Adulting Adulting merit badges Rob Beschizza

Gadgets Real estate investing isn't just for the 1% anymore Boing Boing's Shop

Science Girl Scouts can now earn badges in space sciences like astronomy and the search for ET David Pescovitz

robots This bipedal robot is a flying drone with legs David Pescovitz

Space Wonderful new Snoopy astronaut watches from Timex David Pescovitz

rock The legendary console Led Zeppelin used to record 'Stairway to Heaven' goes up for sale Rusty Blazenhoff

video Gentleman has a few too many scooters piled in his car Andrea James

bsa Girls can be Eagle Scouts too Jason Weisberger

happy mutants Lumberjanes 8: families, they f*ck you up Cory Doctorow

Kids These deliciously geometric pies are almost too pretty to eat Andrea James

Space Breathtaking time-lapse video of last week's SpaceX rocket launch across the sky David Pescovitz

timelapse A stunning timelapse of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch flying over Arizona Rusty Blazenhoff

happy mutants Lumberjanes 7: friendship, courtship, gender conformity, and kittehs! Cory Doctorow