science fiction That time Charlton Comics published a trans sci-fi story in 1953 Thom Dunn

burning man Burning Man 2019 theme announced: Metamorphoses Rusty Blazenhoff

video Makeup artist transforms herself into Han Solo Andrea James

Spoken Word with Electronics Behold, Massospora! The Insect Pandemic That Turns Cicadas Into Uncontrollable Sex Addicts Ethan Persoff

animals King Penguin poop is rich in laughing gas David Pescovitz

Gadgets This online training bundle contains valuable lifehack lessons Boing Boing's Shop

coronavirus Getting groceries during COVID-19 maps perfectly onto Joseph Campbell's Hero's Journey Thom Dunn

social distancing WWE minus the audience is even better with the music from "Twin Peaks" Thom Dunn

math Weird and wild warped-grid jigsaw puzzles inspired by Mobius, Haeckel, and Picasso David Pescovitz

music Madonna's "Justify My Love" with only Lenny Kravitz's backing vocals is excellent mutant pop David Pescovitz

fast food Mysterious "demonic sounds" heard inside McDonald's David Pescovitz

awesome transformations Watch this toilet paper mutate into something unrecognizable Carla Sinclair

there is no room for amateurs in the drug culture Statins might make you a big jerk: unintended pharmacological side effects Jason Weisberger

books The beauty of sewers before the first flush David Pescovitz

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

christmas In 1986, MTV reunited the Monkees for a "Christmas Medley" Rusty Blazenhoff

psychedelics Counterculture icon and psychedelic pioneer Ram Dass, RIP David Pescovitz

canada Canada's infrastructure was once cheap and effective to build. Now, it's a titanic transfer from taxpayers to the world's biggest businesses and investors Rosemary Frei

foia McKinsey designed ICE's gulags, recommending minimal food, medical care and supervision Cory Doctorow

new york city Photographer documents the beautiful, eccentric apartments of New York's historic Chelsea Hotel Gareth Branwyn