Comics Comic legend Alex Ross gives us a peak behind the curtain ahead of San Diego Comic Con Devin Nealy

art Comic book legend Alex Ross to write and illustrate a new Fantastic Four graphic novel Devin Nealy

Entertainment Allee Willis — genius behind "Friends" theme song, finally gets her incredible story told Mark Frauenfelder

Environment The slender-billed curlew is extinct Ruben Bolling

America Homeowners lose bid to privatize road near Walden Pond, public since before U.S. founding Thom Dunn

law Vermont man charged with drunk driving in Canada thought he was in U.S. Rob Beschizza

Teaser for The Electric State, new show based on Simon Stålenhag's narrative art Rob Beschizza

gadgets DataToaster 3000 holds data, doesn't make toast Rob Beschizza

Boing Boing Gadgets This $170 iRobot sucks up grime so you don't have to! Boing Boing's Shop

politics Tim Walz can't wait to debate J.D. Vance "if he's willing to get off the couch and show up" Rob Beschizza

television Video from the set of Stranger Things season 5 Allan Rose Hill

louisiana Things that exist but probably shouldn't: Drive-thru daiquiri stands Jennifer Sandlin

labor Costco to sell books only during holiday season Natalie Dressed

strikes Major union votes to strike in solidarity with pro-Palestine university protestors Natalie Dressed

Congress circus sideshows Marjorie Taylor Green and others shout body-shaming insults on House floor: "bad-built butch body" (video) Carla Sinclair

politics AOC on why voting in this election is so important Jason Weisberger

Boing Boing Shop Banish debris, dirt, and more with this 2-in-1 robot vacuum and mop, now $100! Boing Boing's Shop

smart speakers Store security guard encounters Alexa devices praying in the middle of the night (video) David Pescovitz

COVID-19 updates Vax man: unbelievable tale of a man with 217 Covid shots Mark Frauenfelder

conspiracy theory The 2024 Santa Monica Film Festival was chock full of red-pilled conspiracy content Jennifer Sandlin