Entertainment To do near Minneapolis: The Passing Zone, magical nerd juggling artists (Sat. 9/8) Xeni Jardin

music Meeting Little Richard at his old Hyatt haunt David Katznelson

deaths Roy Horn, of Siegfried and Roy, dies at 75 of Covid Rob Beschizza

science fiction Kim Stanley Robinson on how the coronavirus is rewiring our imaginations Gareth Branwyn

new york city A day in NY in the early 1980s through the eyes of musicians, artists, activists, filmmakers, and more Gareth Branwyn

books Ray Bradbury's captivating explanation of his Mr. Electrico character's uncanny origins David Pescovitz

COVID-19 Celebrating the mad genius of music producer Hal Willner, who has died, likely of COVID-19 Gareth Branwyn

Gadgets That home office may be your office for a while. These accessories can bring it to life. Boing Boing's Shop

Gadgets These home office essentials will have your home feeling like a real office Boing Boing's Shop

video games Talking Adventure Games with Mark Yohalem Jeffery Klaehn

happy mutants After more than a decade, Cecil Castellucci and Jim Rugg's YA classics The PLAIN Janes are back! Cory Doctorow

film The world's first Christmas movie is a silent one made in 1898 Rusty Blazenhoff

papercraft Paper sculptures of microorganisms John Struan

podcasts "Obscure" podcasts worth checking out Rusty Blazenhoff

viral Ms. Tanqueray on Humans of New York is everything Xeni Jardin

los angeles Los Angeles: Bring your kids to these two family-friendly installments of Boobietrap Jason Weisberger

picks Watch Teller almost get SHOCKED by dangerous jugglers The Passing Zone, on 'Penn & Teller: Fool Us!' Xeni Jardin

Disney Disney docuseries offers "backstage pass" to the world of Imagineering Rusty Blazenhoff

useful stuff Chinese Sci-Fi/Writing advice/DIY aromatic shower in the new Recomendo Mark Frauenfelder

happy mutants Boing Boing's own Rob Beschizza interviewed on the Cool Tools podcast Mark Frauenfelder