Culture People are imagining how they would explain 2020 to 2019 Rusty Blazenhoff

tech How did Blade Runner's tech predictions stack up? Rob Beschizza

privacy Mary Meeker's 2019 Internet Trends: stalled growth, security dumpster-fires, more online education and fear of regulation Cory Doctorow

calendar A look at some quirky, and downright strange, 2019 calendars Rusty Blazenhoff

privacy When Meta, Google, and Apple agree on "privacy," watch your wallet Ellsworth Toohey

History A stolen slice of watermelon sparked a deadly 1856 riot in Panama Ellsworth Toohey

Japan What happened to the 2.5 mile high building designed to be taller than Mount Fuji? Ellsworth Toohey

Technology What happens when the machine keeping you alive dies on vacation Ellsworth Toohey

Science Pigeons may navigate using magnetic cells in their liver Ellsworth Toohey

Boing Boing Gadgets Microsoft Office 2019 is yours forever for less than the price of dinner Boing Boing's Shop

poetry This poem perfectly captures AI-induced rage Jennifer Sandlin

prison Man who stole $11 million from prison has a new trick: escaping Jason Weisberger

Vaccine beliefs RFK Jr.'s "just a rash" disease filled Texas hospital beds Jason Weisberger

Science Drug that grew extra teeth in mice enters first human trial Ellsworth Toohey

Entertainment Freedomland USA: was this 1960s theme park just a five-year land scam? Ruben Bolling

art Ceramic Nancy PEZ dispenser opens into a flower vase Popkin

adorable animals Eastern black rhino Zuri cools off with a hose — and it's adorable Jennifer Sandlin

Patagonia is suing Pattie Gonia, which seems off-brand Jason Weisberger

fbi Ex-CIA official arrested with $40M in gold bars at home Séamus Bellamy

Delightful Creatures Gray whales made a comeback, and now the food is disappearing Jason Weisberger