podcasts A new podcast explores the CIA's involvement with writing a hit song for the Scorpions Thom Dunn

Entertainment How Roger Zelazny's Lord of Light transformed into the CIA's Argo covert op DJ Pangburn

tabloids King Charles robs the dead in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

ousted ousters Oof! Matt Gaetz terribly disliked in his own state, says new poll Carla Sinclair

china Pandas leave Washington DC's National Zoo for China Ruben Bolling

History The golden age of gadget catalogs Rob Beschizza

florida fascists Moms for Liberty call cops on school librarian after 17-year-old checks out a YA novel (video) Carla Sinclair

ad Experience the magic of the ultimate smell-proof stash bag — now in stock Boing Boing

Games Stories and sprites of the Games That Weren't Rob Beschizza

books A Dictionary of Modern Slang, Cant, and Vulgar Words (1860) Rob Beschizza

Business Beyond the Holidome: Remembering Holiday Inn's humid, moldy, fabulous indoor mini-resorts Ruben Bolling

Games AliExpress's bizarre 1990s-style retro DOS computers reviewed Rob Beschizza

art Since a 28-ft wave washed a shipping container of Legos into the ocean 25 years ago, bricks have been washing ashore Popkin

art Take a peek at this doll eye display chart from the 1950s Popkin

short stories Movie trailer for Cat Person turns the viral short story into a high-stakes thriller Thom Dunn

dogs Delta passenger's dog found safe after missing at the airport for three weeks David Pescovitz

Boing Boing Gadgets Bring home an Apple Magic keyboard for more than $100 off! Boing Boing's Shop

Nose Candy Shuffling assets, Trump passes Mar-A-Largo to idiot son Jason Weisberger

police L.A. Sheriff's deputy charged after allegedly trying to cover up colleague's DUI crash Rob Beschizza

movies Barbie tops Super Mario at the box office Rob Beschizza