new york Governor Andrew Cuomo to be honored with International Emmy Kevin Reome

books Follow this post-apocalyptic chickadee story Gail Sherman

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

pets Man puts more than 600 pet mice up for adoption at SPCA Allan Rose Hill

science fiction Free Galaxy magazine archive: 356 classic sci-fi issues now online Mark Frauenfelder

deaths Horror manga pioneer Kazuo Umezu dead at 88 Rob Beschizza

Science Tiniest stars not much larger than Jupiter Rob Beschizza

toys "Wicked" toys from Mattel featuring link to porn site pulled from shelves, now available on eBay Allan Rose Hill

animals Absurdly cute images of baby elephants sucking on their own trunks for comfort Popkin

politics Umberto Eco's chilling warning: 14 signs of fascism Mark Frauenfelder

music Quincy Jones dead at 91 Rob Beschizza

politics Trump's own former business school says Harris tax plan leaves lower- and middle-income Americans with more in their pocket Rob Beschizza

rudy giuliani Great news! Rudy Giuliani must turn over all his property to the election workers he defamed — by the end of the day Mark Frauenfelder

elon musk Philadelphia DA sues Musk over million-dollar voter incentive scheme Ellsworth Toohey

Cryptozoology Mysterious creature with wings and horns caught on zoo trailcam Allan Rose Hill

Comic Books "Alter Ego" is a great new crime novel about IP, AI, and comic book industry con artists Thom Dunn

Boing Boing Gadgets The secret to skipping YouTube ads? My MacBook Pro's Touch Bar! Boing Boing's Shop

Games Baldur's Gate saved the Western computer RPG nearly 30 years ago Rob Beschizza