near misses Man with zero hours flying experience accidentally takes off, and barely lands Clive Thompson

Space Asteroid flying close to Earth turns out to be douchebag's car Allan Rose Hill

bizarre competitions Wolfing down scalding hot biscuits and other weird contests from 1897 Mark Frauenfelder

Science Twister sequel anticipated to spur a wave of amateur storm chasers Jason Weisberger

donald trump Despite gag order, Trump throws tantrum against judge and daughter Mark Frauenfelder

mistakes Buckingham Palace advertises for £25k communications assistant Rob Beschizza

republican frontrunners Judge threatens to send Alina Habba to jail, then Trump walks out of court Carla Sinclair

Texas Historical Commission removes books about slavery from plantation gift shops Rob Beschizza

Science Backyard astronomer captures astonishing video of huge fireball whacking into Jupiter (video) David Pescovitz

twitter Twitter's latest panic-driven implosion was "self-inflicted DDOS" Jason Weisberger

oceangate OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush in 2022: "I don't think it's very dangerous" Jennifer Sandlin

Boing Boing Gadgets This Home Golf Micro Simulator is only $180 this Father's Day Boing Boing's Shop

Boing Boing Gadgets Check out this perfect par bundle featuring a TopGolf gift card, now only $250 Boing Boing's Shop

Boing Boing Gadgets This portable in-home golf simulator is on sale for $20 off Boing Boing's Shop

movies Oscar-nominated director Damien Chazelle has a two-hour cut of Babylon on his iPhone Devin Nealy

roadside America The Arabia Steamboat Museum is one of the true treasures of Kansas City Natalie Dressed

movie reviews Instead of "Triangle of Sadness," try "Gilligan's Island." It doesn't think so highly of itself Natalie Dressed

politics Watch Mike Lindell brag about trying to take all the drugs in Minnesota Jason Weisberger

satire Someone made a full-length trans Joker parody film, but DC shut it down Thom Dunn