skating Watch BMXers sneak in and ride a decommissioned military structure Andrea James

militarized policing Handy advice for dodging and disarming the sonic weapons used by militarized police Thom Dunn

double rainbow all the way Double Rainbow Guy, RIP Mark Frauenfelder

eff "It felt like a Black Mirror episode" – Bird Scooter lays off 406 workers at once via Zoom Mark Frauenfelder

art Yayoi Kusama's Infinity Mirrored Room is now available to view online Gareth Branwyn

Gadgets Take an extra 20% off everything in the Boing Boing store from luggage to gaming accessories Boing Boing's Shop

Games Review / Control Rob Beschizza

law Creating a "coercion resistant" communications system Cory Doctorow

happy mutants CHESSES: chess variants for nonexperts, nonplayers, and the very playful Cory Doctorow

music Chuck Klosterman on space rock David Pescovitz

happy mutants Dancing in the dark at Kathe Koja's DARK FACTORY Kathe Koja

science fiction Exclusive excerpt of Rudy Rucker's new novel: Million Mile Road Trip Mark Frauenfelder

books The National Security Sublime: On the Aesthetics of Government Secrecy Matthew Potolsky

fake news Scientology hell, Hollywood destroyed, and Prince Charles’ illegal marriage, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

Science Acoustic meta-material: a shape that reflects sound but passes light and air Cory Doctorow

ghosts A college student thinks she hears a ghost, but it turns out to be a gentleman hiding in her closet Carla Sinclair

Kids Rigorous new scientific study: Link between kids screen time and their well-being is highly overstated David Pescovitz

neuroscience You can hear the smile in someone's voice even when you can't Dan Ruderman

happy mutants Adventure House: the sequel to the Haunted Mansion that never was Cory Doctorow