Boing Boing Shop This unique tool is a flashlight and fireplace simulator in one — and now it's under $40! Boing Boing's Shop
Games The emergent complexity of Hexopolis: a strategy game with infinite possibilities Jane Frauenfelder
science fiction HOTELITOR, the combat mech/service workers sci-fi adventure you didn't know you needed Gareth Branwyn
Project 2025 Daily Wire host calls for life in prison — "at least" — for parents who choose surrogacy (video) Carla Sinclair
Delightful Creatures This video of cats escaping crabs, snapping turtles, and snakes reveals their lightning reaction time Mark Frauenfelder
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
cicadas Watch out for Cicada urine jets this summer: The surprising science behind the stream Mark Frauenfelder
Japan Watch: Intense wordless introduction to Butoh, a form of Japanese dance theater Natalie Dressed
art Getty Museum posts nearly 88,000 scans of artwork with Creative Commons Zero license Rob Beschizza