One of my favorite writers has a new book out and was interviewed by The Cut. He talkes about his transition, gender identity, bylines, and the new context of his past work.
Interview with Daniel Mallory Ortberg
The worst Caldecott winning book — Rumpelstiltskin
Andrew Judson has read every Caldecott Medal winner and honor book his local library owns, mostly out loud to his daughter, and ranked the worst ones by their words, not… READ THE REST
Kevin Kelly's plan for the smallest library to restart civilization
In the 1950s, while helping invent computers, John Von Neumann was puzzling over the minimum requirements for a self-reproducing machine. Kevin Kelly has been asking the same question about civilization:… READ THE REST
Uncovered: read book samples without knowing who wrote it, what the title is, or looking at the cover
"Don't judge a book by its cover," they say, but how can one not? The cover's right there. Uncovered is a website that forces the issue by presenting book excerpts… READ THE REST
Until the end of the day on July 5, you can get Windows 11 Pro for a one-time $10.49 payment
Disclosure: Boing Boing earns a commission on purchases made through links in this post. TL;DR: You have until 11:59 p.m. PT on July 5 to get Windows 11 Pro for only $10.49. Microsoft… READ THE REST
We found one lifetime license that can replace 27 subscriptions, and it's only $30
Disclosure: Boing Boing earns a commission on purchases made through links in this post. TL;DR: Get the enSili Mac Bundle and grab 27 native Mac apps for $30. Mac users tend… READ THE REST
Want to cut back on screen time? Start with this $112 old-school flip phone (MSRP $269.99)
Disclosure: Boing Boing earns a commission on purchases made through links in this post. TL;DR: Teleport back to simpler times with this Kyocera DuraXE Epic E4830 flip phone, now for just $111.99… READ THE REST
