Culture Racial traits in D&D are pretty problematic. "Ancestry & Culture" is a great homebrew solution. Thom Dunn

photography Sixth great-grandson of Thomas Jefferson re-creates his presidential portrait Rusty Blazenhoff

family The Cousin Explainer is very helpful David Pescovitz

privacy 23andme's prospects for survival dim Rob Beschizza

hacking 23andMe to hacking victims: it's your fault because you reused passwords Natalie Dressed

hackers DNA database 23andMe admits 6.9m users hacked Rob Beschizza

Boing Boing Gadgets This $60 laser hair remover is the perfect way to zap away the fuzz in time for summer Boing Boing's Shop

Internment The legacy of a Japanese American family's variety store Bob Knetzger

music Watch Native American rock band Redbone perform "Come out and get your love" (1974) Elías Villoro

george santos Nassau County GOP to demand George Santos' resignation Mark Frauenfelder

Boing Boing Gadgets These at-home health services make it easy to take vital tests without setting foot in a doctor's office. Boing Boing's Shop

biology New study reveals that humans are not related to these spikey, wrinkly anus-less sacks Thom Dunn

passings Olivia Newton-John, RIP (1948-2022) Mark Frauenfelder

pro wrestling Five strangers discover that they're The Rock's half-siblings Devin Nealy

police Buffalo shooter was in an online chatroom with a retired federal agent prior to shooting Thom Dunn

politics Russia foreign minister: Hitler was descended from Jews and Jews are the worst anti-semites Rob Beschizza

music Listen to 10 songs about whiskey and worker's rights on the new Forfocséic album Thom Dunn

twins Cousins or brothers? When identical twins have children with identical twins Jason Weisberger

World War II Dorothea Lange's rarely-seen photos of Japanese Americans in U.S. concentration camps Mark Frauenfelder

animals The reason dogs walk in circles before they sleep Devin Nealy