trump Taxpayers spent $10b for Trump's wall (so far); smugglers are cutting it with $100 saws and $10 blades Cory Doctorow

music Watch Blondie's Debbie Harry on a pogo stick explaining the punk Pogo dance (1978) David Pescovitz

Technology Motorized backpack self-adjusts its motion to feel lighter David Pescovitz

art Computer finds faces in grains of sand David Pescovitz

animals Watch Pigeon vs. Rat, a decidedly NYC brawl David Pescovitz

Gadgets This innovative training device can help you pick up a ukulele and start playing right now Boing Boing's Shop

Gadgets Your home office could use some work of its own and these 20 items might just do the trick Boing Boing's Shop

fox news Tucker Carlson's head writer fired after online harassment and bigotry exposed Rob Beschizza

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

Science Tropical Storm Fay imaged by NASA's Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) Xeni Jardin

politics Trump commutes Roger Stone's prison sentence Xeni Jardin

politics Here's where Donald Trump is dining with rich donors tonight, raising $10 million with tickets at $580,600 per couple Xeni Jardin

summer Mousommar: adorable rodent May Queen Rob Beschizza

makers How to coil your cables Mark Frauenfelder

hollywood Japanese sword master reviews the movies, shows how it's done Rob Beschizza

GOP Convention Mitch McConnell is 7th senator to back away from the Republican National Convention Carla Sinclair

free speech Why Harper's "Letter on Justice and Open Debate" is dumb Mark Frauenfelder

Barbados If you can work remotely, Barbados want you to come and stay for a year Mark Frauenfelder

"creepy trump" New ad starring Kellyanne Conway highlights Trump's creepy relationship with his daughters Carla Sinclair

animation Pixar director shows how to make flipbooks, from inside his closet Rusty Blazenhoff