Kids Check out these impressive Japanese straw sculptures Andrea James

County fair Fair food fix: California county fair hosts drive-thru events Rusty Blazenhoff

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

useful stuff Photos and videos of bugs and stuff with my USB microscope Mark Frauenfelder

Contact cleaner makes old switches and knobs work like new again Mark Frauenfelder

tai chi Amateur fighter knocks the lights out of tai chi master in about 30 seconds Carla Sinclair

Gadgets These are 40 of the coolest things that are on sale this week Boing Boing's Shop

music Right now: Watch this rapper attempting to freestyle for 33 straight hours for charity David Pescovitz

creativity How a children's book about a mouse is keeping me motivated in quarantine Thom Dunn

Funny Quarantine food fun: 'I made all the serving suggestions on the Ritz box' Xeni Jardin

Gadgets Ready to turn the kitchen into your new safe space? These appliances and cooking aids are all you need. Boing Boing's Shop

usps They're never going to get rid of the Postal Service because then who would deliver the scorpions? Thom Dunn

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

History Website all about eating utensils David Pescovitz

Comics Check out these new Quarantine Comix from the creator of "Ice Cream Man" Thom Dunn

Gadgets Take part in the clean energy movement with Arcadia Boing Boing's Shop

DIY Build your own bagpipes out of a trash bag and record and learn to play in quarantine Thom Dunn

Weird Neighbor accused of stealing skeleton in window with middle finger raised offensively Xeni Jardin

Good riddance, Chris Matthews, MSNBC's sexist blowhard Mark Frauenfelder

Gadgets Save the planet one sip at a time with this reusable straw Boing Boing's Shop