oddly satisfying How to cut open a pomegranate the smart way Xeni Jardin

trees Your allergies are bad because of tree sexism Thom Dunn

History Bestiality was not socially acceptable in medieval Europe Cory Doctorow

kitsch Do the "Fruitcake" with Fred Schneider & The Superions Rusty Blazenhoff

Copyfight Minnesota Public Radio sent us one of the weirdest legal threats we've ever received (and they won't explain it) Cory Doctorow

thou shalt not make a mind in the likeness of a machine Mutant fly strains invented by a neural net Rob Beschizza

science fiction Exclusive excerpt of Rudy Rucker's new novel: Million Mile Road Trip Mark Frauenfelder

wikileaks Waiting For Assange: A Tragicomedy Tweet Thread Xeni Jardin

Business How EFF's Eva Galperin plans to destroy the stalkerware industry Cory Doctorow

drinks Warm up with unusual international warm drinks like cheesy coffee and honey-and-bacon brandy David Pescovitz

Gadgets Possibly NSFW: A gadget that injects bananas with syrup Rusty Blazenhoff

carbs Low-carb butter pecan cookies Jason Weisberger

flatulence Scientists build a database of animal farts Clive Thompson

Gadgets Boing Boing Gift Guide 2017 Gift Guide

halloween The 2017 Halloween Candy Hierarchy: Definitely Not Fake News David Ng and Ben Cohen

documentary New documentary is a magic portal into a weird and wonderful library Ferdinando Buscema

lost and found Woman loses engagement ring, finds it 13 years later wrapped around a carrot Mark Frauenfelder

Games Weird, spot-on parodies of broken-robot videogame AI Rob Beschizza

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