The Bird Greenlanders offer Trump envoy the universally understood finger gesture for "no to annexation" Jason Weisberger

Science The 1960 blob that gave all mystery blobs their name Ellsworth Toohey

False Hope AI's giant rural job machine mostly appears to manufacture hype Jason Weisberger

internet nostalgia The UK has formally declared Badger Badger Badger worthy of preservation Jason Weisberger

polite Fake courtesy machine automates the modern art of insincere politeness Jason Weisberger

Comic Books Dave Baker's "Halloween Boy" resurrects pulp adventure comics Gareth Branwyn

Games Surprise, there's another gaming price hike Grant St. Clair

politics The Norwegian Dawn cruise ship flunks health inspection Jennifer Sandlin

robots Bear-deterring "Monster Wolves"sold out in Japan Gail Sherman

Bewitched Dr. Pompeii, Dr. Pompeii! Emergency! Come right away! Jason Weisberger

Just dance JD Vance attacks "crazy leadership in Washington" from his convenient seat inside Washington leadership Jason Weisberger

Boing Boing Gadgets This photo editor is for anyone intimidated by Photoshop's… everything Boing Boing's Shop

art Drew Friedman's new Mel Brooks portrait marks the comedian's 100th birthday Mark Frauenfelder

Technology Two-thirds of US doctors now ask an AI chatbot for treatment advice Ellsworth Toohey

Science Vulture vomit is the leading theory for Kentucky's 1876 meat shower Ellsworth Toohey

Weird Tiny conspiracy notes keep turning up inside sealed groceries in Pennsylvania Ellsworth Toohey

History On one night in 1888, tens of thousands of English sheep fled their fields at once Ellsworth Toohey

books Those 100-foot Korowai tree houses are mostly built for film crews Ellsworth Toohey

AI Meta is tracking its employees' every mouse click — and they're mad Séamus Bellamy

Science Early 1900s Thermocap hair loss device looks like sci-fi medical tech gone wrong Popkin