Kids Kids struggling to hold pencils thanks to too much tech Seamus Bellamy

Spider-Man Bolivian brothers let a black widow bite them all in hopes of getting superpowers Thom Dunn

teeth Teen forced dentist to remove braces, at gunpoint David Pescovitz

music Kool & The Gang co-founder Ronald "Khalis" Bell, RIP David Pescovitz

short 'Tokri,' a gorgeous stop-motion short 8 years in the making Rusty Blazenhoff

Comic Books Cory reviews Stepping Stones By Lucy Knisley Mark Frauenfelder

pandemic In an ominous sign for economy, 32% of US fell short on July housing payments Mark Frauenfelder

We Are Little Zombies is a treat for eyes and ears Mark Frauenfelder

science fiction New edition of Cory Doctorow's Little Brother/Homeland with intro by Edward Snowden Mark Frauenfelder

News SUV plows into BLM protest in NYC's Times Square, similar potentially deadly attacks happening around U.S. Xeni Jardin

Technology U.S. is investigating claims that TikTok violated children's privacy Xeni Jardin

coronavirus Covid-19 hospitalizations increased 50% in California Mark Frauenfelder

dog This teething ring is the only thing keeping my new puppy from eating a freshly renovated kitchen Jason Weisberger

Games Hideous Abomination, a tile-laying game where you never create the same monstrosity twice Rob Beschizza

youtube 'Aerial America' series is now on YouTube Andrea James

Gadgets These Smart Soccer and Basketballs are making sports training possible in the stay at home era Boing Boing's Shop

trump Trump's dumbest son deletes tweet Mark Frauenfelder

Space US silver dollar coin design commemorating astronaut/schoolteacher Christa McAuliffe David Pescovitz

fireworks Government safety video reminds us that fireworks are no joke Rusty Blazenhoff

Kids Online course shows young artists how to make portraits in Kehinde Wiley's style Andrea James