Boing Boing | A directory of mostly wonderful things

dune 1984 This delightful fan-made Dune role-playing game is only one page Thom Dunn
synthetic media Detecting fake AI-generated faces by looking for irregular pupils Clive Thompson
dancing squirrel I love sending animated e-cards for minor holidays Annie Rauwerda

social networks Why your friends have more friends than you do Annie Rauwerda
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Kiss weak WiFi goodbye with this top-rated M3s mesh Wi-Fi system
bat pups These cute baby microbats are ready for supper Carla Sinclair
psychedelia "The Psychedelic Experience" a beautiful 1965 short film that was so controversial the filmmaker had to leave town Popkin
merry pranksters "Tripping" is a documentary about Ken Kesey and The Merry Pranksters Popkin
cool Promo from 1940 reminded people that they could enjoy air conditioning at this theatre Popkin
Delightful Creatures Watch: smart mice doing tricks Mark Frauenfelder
COVID-19 Army officer with smallpox and anthrax vaccinations says he's quitting because required Covid vaccine restricts freedom Mark Frauenfelder
somnambulism Emailing while asleep David Pescovitz
Grandola portugal These Portuguese grape pickers work the vineyards in the nude Kevin Reome
trash can beautification San Francisco's multi-million dollar quest for aesthetically pleasing trash cans Annie Rauwerda
Hand Vacuum with batteries that hold a charge Mark Frauenfelder
Betty Boop is an animal rights activist in "Be Human" from 1936 Popkin
fake commercials Elvis Drugs are the fun way for parents to get the drugs they need Popkin
b-siding Woman runs back and forth across train tracks and almost gets squashed Mark Frauenfelder
lucky days Watch this woman barely—just barely—miss getting hit by a train David Pescovitz
crash landings Watch: someone recorded a crash landing from inside a plane Mark Frauenfelder
biomimicry Flying microchip with wings to monitor air pollution and airborne diseases David Pescovitz
"Hi! I'm antifa!" A talk show host on why rich republicans want us to hate the word "antifa" in witty video Carla Sinclair
qanon QAnoners are envious that Gabby Petito news has pushed their Biden conspiracies from media coverage Mark Frauenfelder
shatnerology Watch William Shatner review impressions of William Shatner Jason Weisberger

Firepowah Gun YouTuber who almost killed himself explains how it wasn't his fault Jason Weisberger

anoderm features "Smart toilets" that monitor poop, pee and your "analprint" Clive Thompson

Guinness World Records Watch this man with no legs set a world record for running on his hands David Pescovitz

Samoa scraps daylight saving time, it's time for the rest of the world to follow suit Mark Frauenfelder

COVID-19 COVID-19 misinformation led to a bride missing her wedding and dying Jason Weisberger

thefts How to steal all the money in an ATM Rob Beschizza

stylophone Bowie edition stylophone Rob Beschizza

hot streaks A new scientific study tried to crack the secret of creative hot streaks Thom Dunn

cars An entire museum of painstakingly reproduced "dwarf cars" Jason Weisberger