africa South Africa is considering a new copyright bill that is really, really good! Cory Doctorow

military US Navy bans hemp shampoos, lotions, and soaps David Pescovitz

Japan Alien-looking robot to stock convenience store shelves David Pescovitz

video Watch this animation of a dream filled with optical illusions Andrea James

coronavirus The best (and worst) materials for DIY masks Mark Frauenfelder

DIY Analog Tetris — the homemade cardboard version Rusty Blazenhoff

puzzles A surprising solution to the (in)famous "Cross the Network" puzzle Mark Frauenfelder

black hills Why Native Americans are protesting Trump's celebration at Mount Rushmore Maddie Lee

animals Photo of a freaky human-sized bat David Pescovitz

Gadgets Review / Logitech MX Keys Rob Beschizza

sponsored What is CBD? Boing Boing

australia Australia's new logo looks like coronavirus stock art Rob Beschizza

television The time a man held a news anchor hostage on live TV David Pescovitz

aliens Re-imagining ALIEN as a Pixar film Thom Dunn

Tom the Dancing Bug Four years of Trumpist surrealism and horror in one Book: Into the Trumpverse, comics by Ruben Bolling Boing Boing

animals WATCH: Rescued sloth bears are having fun learning to be free Xeni Jardin

racism Skin whitening cream to be made less racist by changing its name Rob Beschizza

police brutality North Carolina cop: "We are just going to go out and start slaughtering them f—— n——" Rob Beschizza

Science NASA delivers first grant in 30 years to support the search for extraterrestrial intelligence David Pescovitz

unions A supposedly progressive vegan food company called No Evil Foods was involved in some evil union busting Thom Dunn