silicon valley What is "garbage language" and why is it so hard to avoid using? Thom Dunn

film A delightful and insightful look at the beach party film genre of the 1960s Andrea James

statues The last time a Frederick Douglass statue was vandalized in Rochester, it was because of drunk college kids Thom Dunn

#blacklivesmatter It's not ok to use the term "slave," and the "B" in Black should be capitalized Rusty Blazenhoff

star wars Listen to the original NPR radio drama adaptations of the first STAR WARS trilogy Thom Dunn

interviews Talking Comics with Ignatz Award-Winning Cartoonist Noah Van Sciver Jeffery Klaehn

Beatlemaniacos The time a fake Beatles group tricked South America Mark Frauenfelder

police procedurals If Samuel Beckett was the star of a 70s cop show Thom Dunn

singer/songwriter A delightful cover of "I Saw A Tiger," the insane country anthem from "Tiger King" Thom Dunn

guns Gun Violence Isn't a Problem — it's actually 5 Problems, with Different Solutions Thom Dunn

podcasts A great new podcast explores the cultural and political impact of the Only Band That Matters: the Clash Thom Dunn

books Boing Boing's 28 favorite books in 2019 Rob Beschizza

Copyfight China wants to lead the UN's World Intellectual Property Organization Cory Doctorow

News UPDATED: Tony Robbins accused of sexually assaulting high schooler at summer camp Xeni Jardin

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

90210 I binge watched the BH90210 reboot and it is wonderful Jason Weisberger

it was a dark and stormy night What it's like to collectively write a novel Clive Thompson

In search of How coconut crabs may have absconded with Amelia Earhart's skeleton Clive Thompson

happy mutants William Gibson, danah boyd and Oakland Privacy will all receive this year's EFF's Pioneer Award Cory Doctorow

san francisco "American Indian headdresses" banned from major San Francisco festival Rusty Blazenhoff