scholarship Empirical proof that Terms of Service are "the biggest lie on the Internet" Cory Doctorow

smithsonian The origin story of that all-American toy, Slip 'N Slide Andrea James

Gadgets Here’s your Father’s Day Gift Guide…so you better choose wisely Boing Boing's Shop

Gadgets This emergency kit has all the provisions for the day you truly need them Boing Boing's Shop

Gadgets This borescope camera snakes you into all the hardest to reach places for a good look Boing Boing's Shop

nukes Experience a classic nuclear weapons test up-close in VR Rob Beschizza

tabloids Royals Clash, Clooneys divorce, and Jacko’s rotten feet in this week’s fact-challenged tabloids Peter Sheridan

pandemic Pandemic sourdough baking: my second loaf and some more pretzels Jason Weisberger

baking Pandemic sourdough: the first loaf with my new starter Jason Weisberger

coronavirus Britain's sewers blocked by toilet paper alternatives Rob Beschizza

pandemic Baking through the pandemic: Sourdough soft pretzels Jason Weisberger

baking Baking through the pandemic: Sourdough starter day 2 Jason Weisberger

coronavirus Is a soapy washcloth in a plastic bag an effective hand sanitizer? Mark Frauenfelder

fatbergs Andy Serkis stars as talking anus in anti-fatberg PSA Rob Beschizza

politics RIP wetlands and streams, Trump to end environmental protections Xeni Jardin

plumbing mishaps A broken water main in New York turns the Upper West Side into a lake Carla Sinclair

Weird Florida woman flings poo at landlord, covers herself in it, charged with battery Xeni Jardin

water Refinishing my waxed-cotton raincoats Jason Weisberger

Science Engineers developed a mathematical model of Ooblek David Pescovitz

skateboarding Watch these pro skaterboarders, including Tony Hawk, shred an empty water park David Pescovitz