music When William S. Burroughs met Bob Dylan David Pescovitz

thanksgiving A Thanksgiving Prayer from William S. Burroughs David Pescovitz

music Watch an inebriated Bob Dylan troll a bored John Lennon about stealing "Norwegian Wood" Ruben Bolling

History Japanese officers cannibalized four American POWs on a Pacific island in 1944 Ellsworth Toohey

pure energy Coal finally loses to the Sun Jason Weisberger

History The spy who ate live animals, documents, and possibly a toddler Ellsworth Toohey

activism "Laxative" brownies turn Nantucket School Committee meeting into Schrodinger's shitshow Rob Beschizza

cold Before refrigeration, one obsessive Boston guy sold winter to the tropics Jason Weisberger

Boing Boing Gadgets Start your journey on the right note with Skoove for $100 Boing Boing's Shop

clue MAGA hate flags and hats, for others Jason Weisberger

law AI beat law professors in 75% of blind matchups, Stanford finds Ellsworth Toohey

Comic Books Mike Mignola throws Uri Tupka to the devils Gareth Branwyn

politics Judge orders Trump's name removed from the Kennedy Center Rob Beschizza

politics An Iraqi journalist threw his shoes at George W. Bush, kicking off a copycat era Ellsworth Toohey

politics Comedian brings Kevin O'Leary's data center right to his backyard Grant St. Clair

adorable animals Eastern black rhino Zuri cools off with a hose — and it's adorable Jennifer Sandlin

Delightful Creatures Gray whales made a comeback, and now the food is disappearing Jason Weisberger

politics Irish councilor proposes tiny statue of mosquito blamed for killing invader Oliver Cromwell Rob Beschizza

Food Bush releases extremely cursed summer-flavored baked beans Grant St. Clair

crime Police sue to stop Trump's apparent Jan. 6 loyalty rewards scheme Jason Weisberger