cannabis Parents explain to their kids why they smoke weed Rusty Blazenhoff

News Meet Rahul Dubey, 'absolute legend' who sheltered ~70 protestors inside his home for 8 hours overnight Xeni Jardin

fox news Fox News' Brit Hume posts website screenshot with "Sexy Vixen Vinyl" in other tab Rob Beschizza

America FCC received 1300 complaints about the suggestive nature of the Superbowl halftime show Jason Weisberger

passings RIP Sy Sperling, founder of Hair Club for Men Mark Frauenfelder

corn pop What in the world is Joe Biden going on about in this video? Mark Frauenfelder

Gadgets Your toilet is your friend, these cool items can help you treat it like one Boing Boing's Shop

street uses Kids find a cool unintended use for AirPods Mark Frauenfelder

graphic novels Watch the new trailer for Netflix's upcoming "Locke & Key" adaptation Thom Dunn

Games Garbage Pail Kids Monopoly coming soon Rusty Blazenhoff

Journalism VICTORY! New Free File rules ban tax-prep firms from hiding their offerings, allow IRS to compete with them (a love-letter to Propublica) Cory Doctorow

Gadgets These home vision tests offer a clear look at the state of your eyesight Boing Boing's Shop

tabloids Royal scandals and the Obamas divorce, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

Technology I talk about punch cards, AI and "CODERS" with Joel Spolsky Clive Thompson

b-side CORRECTED: Stoned-looking guy offers startling facts about marijuana and violence towards kids Jason Weisberger

science fiction Read: Jeannette Ng's Campbell Award acceptance speech, in which she correctly identifies Campbell as a fascist and expresses solidarity with Hong Kong protesters Cory Doctorow

Gadgets Create your robot army with these Arduino and Raspberry Pi kits Boing Boing's Shop

health How Quebec's health-care system uses "vaccine whisperers" to keep "vaccine hesitancy" from turning to anti-vax Cory Doctorow

tabloids The Obamas split, the Queen’s bag of blood, and, oh yes, WWIII is coming, in this week’s dubious tabloids. Peter Sheridan

makers Interview with Dan Shapiro, creator of the Glowforge laser cutter Mark Frauenfelder