china Hong Kong's beleaguered chief exec says the extradition bill is "dead" but won't make it official Cory Doctorow

politics New Washington Post opinion editor promises "unapologetically patriotic" content "improved" by "technology" Rob Beschizza

psychology "The decision-making business is really just the regret-minimization business," says expert Ellsworth Toohey

tsa TSA: Costco cards not valid for airport security Gail Sherman

colorado Denver residents renew legal battle over stinky Purina pet food plant Jason Weisberger

Boing Boing Gadgets I'm sick and tired of paying fees for Microsoft 365—here's how this Office license has saved me Boing Boing's Shop

law Puerto Rico supreme court allows nonspecific gender choice on birth certificates Rob Beschizza

photography 11,000 public domain photographs of America's forgotten roadside attractions Mark Frauenfelder

vital information Which English word has the most definitions? Carla Sinclair

language The semicolon defended by its advocates Rob Beschizza

landlords Blair Witch star fighting for public access to woods in rural Maine Rob Beschizza

books AI hallucinated a "best summer reading" list and, the Chicago Sun-Times published it Jason Weisberger

politics I've stopped eating pre-bagged lettuce in the midst of an "undermined" FDA and an "almost guaranteed" looming leafy greens E. coli outbreak Jennifer Sandlin

politics Trump abruptly fires Carla Hayden, the first woman and first black Librarian of Congress Rob Beschizza

Business Weight Watchers bankrupt Rob Beschizza

law Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO ruled unfit for trial Rob Beschizza

Science Texas threatens toothpaste companies over flouride Rob Beschizza

Games Bit Pong is an interactive digital ping-pong table Rob Beschizza

Delightful Creatures Bear enjoys playhouse slide Rob Beschizza

magic Woman who tricked her way into mens-only Magic Circle to rejoin it Rob Beschizza