Science Tom Hanks' blood could be used to develop a vaccine for COVID-19 Thom Dunn

picks MOVIES: A first look at Tom Hanks as 'Mister Rogers' Xeni Jardin

typewriters Tom Hanks changes the ribbon on a vintage typewriter as his 'secret talent' Rusty Blazenhoff

canada Canada Post apologizes for stamps bearing decapitated head of prime minister John Macdonald statue David Pescovitz

passports US customs agents have already intercepted thousands of fake IDs this year at a single shipping hub David Pescovitz

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

Technology WATCH: Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo Unity completes 2nd flight from Spaceport America (mission recap video) Xeni Jardin

Spoken Word with Electronics In Praise of THE SPAMP! And SPIT-COIN: A Proposal to Convert All Money to Saliva Ethan Persoff

Gadgets Suit up for the ultimate summer camping trip with these essential items Boing Boing's Shop

Gadgets Encrypt.me VPN offers full online security protection and a few unique twists as well Boing Boing's Shop

politics Trump brags of "ANTIFA" being "handled VERY easily by the Guard, D.C. Police, & S.S. " Xeni Jardin

Gadgets This app puts a hi-tech spin on practicing with sheet music Boing Boing's Shop

Comic Books Talking The Rough Pearl with Xeric Award-winning Canadian cartoonist Kevin Mutch Jeffery Klaehn

money More than $250k in counterfeit US bills seized in Cincinnati David Pescovitz

Spoken Word with Electronics David Wojnarowicz (1954-1992) is the most essential punk artist of the last century. In this Covid era, he's even more vital. Ethan Persoff

star trek Mug depicts social distancing the "Star Trek" way Rusty Blazenhoff

movies Star Wars meets Top Gun David Pescovitz

crime Ahmaud Arbery's killers arrested and charged with murder Rob Beschizza

design Stuck on VHS is a visual history of video store stickers Mark Frauenfelder

books Molecules: The Elements and the Architecture of Everything Mark Frauenfelder