animals Beloved internet star Esther the Wonder Pig has died at age 11 Jennifer Sandlin

capybaras Around here, every day is "Capybara Appreciation Day!" Jennifer Sandlin

parody "Star Wars" if only Wes Anderson had made it Jason Weisberger

Cryptozoology The cryptid complications of Wikipedia's editing policies Thom Dunn

video games You can now explore the world of Jim Henson's Labyrinth with virtual reality mini-golf Thom Dunn

travel Take a trip to "The White Squirrel Capital of the World" Jennifer Sandlin

mechanical keyboards Official Moomin keycaps Rob Beschizza

books Boing Boing's 28 favorite books in 2019 Rob Beschizza

Dungeons & Dragons Tabletop gamer's gift guide for 2018 Gareth Branwyn

Entertainment 'SpongeBob Squarepants' creator Stephen Hillenburg has died of ALS. He was 57. Xeni Jardin

movies Actually, Solo is good David Mizejewski

happy mutants Sara Varon's New Shoes: a kids' buddy story about the jungles of Guyana and redemption Cory Doctorow

trumpism Ajit Pai forced to return the gun the NRA gave him as a prize for his neutracidal rampage Cory Doctorow

theme parks Hayao Miyazaki's beloved 'Totoro' will be focus of Studio Ghibli theme park set to open in 2020 Xeni Jardin

family Mobile game of the week: Zoombinis Leigh Alexander

insects Meet Sedgewick the Monarch Caterpillar—and find out what you can do to save his species David Mizejewski

William S. Burroughs and the Dead-End Horror of the Centipede God Mark Dery