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Games Nintendo President Satoru Iwata, who launched Wii, dies of cancer at 55 Xeni Jardin

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racism The US military is allegedly investigating the cause of racial disparities in the US military Thom Dunn

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podcasts Open Culture has a new directory of the "Best Podcasts to Enrich Your Mind" Mark Frauenfelder

video games Paper Mario is coming to the Switch Mark Frauenfelder

police Los Angeles police capture suspect driving stolen SUV hearse with body inside David Pescovitz

History Powerful Iwo Jima WWII footage shot by marines in combat and never seen publicly David Pescovitz

Business FTC orders Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Microsoft to provide details on prior acquisitions of small companies Xeni Jardin

nazis School struggles to explain Nazi flag hanging in window Rob Beschizza

brooklyn Competitive Winter Picnicking in Brooklyn Rusty Blazenhoff

Gadgets 20 cool car gadgets that will change the way you drive Boing Boing's Shop

us news With crossbow, 'Good Samaritan' accidentally kills man he was trying to save from 2 pit bulls' attack Xeni Jardin

Gadgets Take your gaming to the next level with these Nintendo Switch accessories Boing Boing's Shop

high school Japanese exchange student shares thoughts on high school's mushroom cloud mascot Mark Frauenfelder

Gadgets Take an extra 20% off everything in the Boing Boing store from luggage to gaming accessories Boing Boing's Shop

christmas Does the creepy Santa mask from "It's a Wonderful Life" exist somewhere? Rusty Blazenhoff

economics A layperson-friendly introduction to MMT, a heterodox school of economics that could finance a Green New Deal Cory Doctorow

Games You can modify Mario Kart Wii to play with Waluigi and Wario on foot John Struan