physics Toto's no good very bad encounter with gravity Seamus Bellamy

us news Petition circulates to replace Richmond's Robert E. Lee statue with Oderus Urungus of GWAR Gareth Branwyn

politics State Department inspector general Steve Linick fired on a Friday night, weird, wonder why? Xeni Jardin

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

tabloids Bill Clinton’s party on Epstein’s Lolita Express jet, Two Meghans demand millions, and a very Merry Christmas, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

late stage capitalism NYC paid McKinsey $27.5m to reduce violence at Riker's, producing useless recommendations backed by junk evidence Cory Doctorow

tabloids The multiverse, universal wave function and quantum mechanics in this week’s tawdry tabloids Peter Sheridan

camping Recycled polypropylene rug helps my dog look GOOD Jason Weisberger

Kids Cool kid makes bow ties for shelter dogs and cats to help them get adopted Xeni Jardin

mental health Weekend Tunes: Lustmord – Subspace Seamus Bellamy

batteries on boing boing One USB battery to rule them all, this summer anyway Jason Weisberger

robots Jibo the social robot announces that its VC overlords have remote-killswitched it, makes pathetic farewell address and dances a final step Cory Doctorow

psychedelic A handful of psychedelic "Atlantis" mushrooms in Amsterdam Jason Weisberger

News Bill Cosby jailed for 3 to 10 years after judge rules hims a "sexually violent predator" Rob Beschizza

late stage capitalism Chicago is facing its first citywide hotel strike since 1903 Cory Doctorow

wonderful creatures Goats friendlier for happy human faces Rob Beschizza

burning man Federal officers establish unconstitutional checkpoints on road to Burning Man Cory Doctorow

picks Integrating the data from my ragtag collection of fitness trackers Jason Weisberger

dog Hack Your Dog's Brain Eric Mittleman

art The Weird of Wendy Pini Rob Beschizza