write good The Elements of Style: "50 Years of Stupid Grammar Advice" Mark Frauenfelder

activism How to be a guerrilla theatre activist David Pescovitz

animals An author wrote a beautiful tribute to his late dog disguised as writing advice Thom Dunn

education Harvard and MIT are suing over the Trump administration's student immigration ruling Thom Dunn

music Ennio Morricone, 1928-2020 Rob Beschizza

writing Raymond Chandler is the once and future king of opening paragraphs Seamus Bellamy

Reviews Ta-Nehisi Coates's "Black Panther and the Crew" is a powerfully relevant superhero story about Black lives, police brutality, and US history Thom Dunn

music New Adam Schlesinger tribute album features covers by Rachel Bloom, Charly Bliss, Sarah Silverman, Nada Surf, and many many more Thom Dunn

books Bob Woodward has a new Trump book coming and the Prez was interviewed for it David Pescovitz

puzzles My trip through the Starmaze: a world in the 9th dimension Jane Frauenfelder

robots A speedy, scurrying bug robot the size of a penny David Pescovitz

music A rare, new interview with Bob Dylan David Pescovitz

books Number-crunching the New York Times' bestseller list is not a good look for diversity Thom Dunn

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

History Jayne Mansfield: Viral Warrior Matt Maranian

News Mike Mullen, former Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman: 'I Cannot Remain Silent' Xeni Jardin

Gadgets Get over 140 hours of online piano lessons for less than $40 Boing Boing's Shop

tabloids Kim Jong-un is dead, Prince Andrew is broke, and Kobe Bryant killed himself, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

afrofuturism Watch this opera adaptation of an Octavia Butler novel on Friday night Thom Dunn

rights Original "Yesterday" screenwriter says Richard Curtis took more than a one-sentence idea Rob Beschizza