pigeons Oh my God a hawk just ripped up a pigeon right in front of me and totally just sat there eating it Rob Beschizza
politics Media Matters publishes useful guide to Project 2025, the extreme right-wing agenda that "represents a threat to democracy, civil rights, the climate, and more" Jennifer Sandlin
romance novels I touch my elf: the rise of "romantasy," with sex, supernatural encounters, and strong heroines Carolyn Townsend
Nazi rhetoric Fox hosts uncomfortably freeze up as toxic Trump rants about immigrants (video) Carla Sinclair
Calvin Klein underwear German beer company creates a very beary homage to Jeremy Allen White's sexy Calvin Klein commercial Jennifer Sandlin
Vermin Supreme Marjorie Taylor Greene gets photobombed by nipple-baring prankster during Bannon interview (video) Carla Sinclair
Boing Boing Shop Tired of the usual streaming sites? Check out Curiosity Stream, now under $170 Boing Boing's Shop
Food "What a waste of a beautiful piece of meat" — restaurant ruins tomahawk steak and charges $1000 for it Mark Frauenfelder
snowball Here are an assortment of images depicting snowball fights from the 1400s to the 1900s Popkin
social media Giggling woman removes Israeli kidnapping victims' posters in viral video; speculation links her to Redmond mayor Mark Frauenfelder