Copyfight Google tries to define a valid family. Predictable awfulness ensues. Cory Doctorow

Weird Odd letters and numbers appearing on cars in Redding, California David Pescovitz

trees Your allergies are bad because of tree sexism Thom Dunn

writing tools The Writers' Co-op is a great new podcast about how to make your freelance writing career work Thom Dunn

Games Bernband: explore a looming yet intimate alien city Rob Beschizza

jeffrey epstein The "Jeffrey Epstein's Financial Assistant Scheme" is a 2020 twist on the classic Nigerian Prince Scam Thom Dunn

trump WATCH: Asked about 2nd-term priorities, Donald Trump goofs bigly on Hannity Xeni Jardin

Covid-1984 bullshit Reporter asks why Trump cult covidiots won't wear masks Mark Frauenfelder

linguistics A great fucking explanation of expletive in-fucking-sertion Thom Dunn

trailers The new trailer for season 2 of DOOM PATROL brings the SeX-Men to HBO Max Thom Dunn

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

kickstarter Relicblade launches campaign for new two-player starter set Gareth Branwyn

musk This woman has Elon Musk's old phone number and gets calls and texts meant for him. A lot. David Pescovitz

tabloids Roy Horn lives, China lied, and Murder Hornets Swarm America, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

Gadgets Tribute will help you create a heartfelt video montage and it won’t take you hours to do it Boing Boing's Shop

tabloids Daily Mail fakes own historical front pages Rob Beschizza

tesla 'What the f*ck' — Elon Musk coronavirus meltdown on Tesla earnings call, 'Give people back their god damn freedom' Xeni Jardin

vampires Check your fear and get in gear — the VAN-PIRES are here! Thom Dunn

UFOs Pentagon releases UFO footage Thom Dunn

Science Coronavirus 'acts like no pathogen humanity has ever seen,' say doctors Xeni Jardin