abortion That time Benjamin Franklin published a book on DIY abortions Thom Dunn

NSFW New 'Hamilton' track about Benjamin F*cking Franklin released, sung by The Decemberists Rusty Blazenhoff

trump Here's the $250 bank note with Trump's mugshot on it Rob Beschizza

money The first circulation coin in the US said "Mind Your Business," not "In God We Trust" Mark Frauenfelder

Games Civilization VII gets good reviews, mostly Rob Beschizza

Business Fox Business viewers rush to buy $2 bill with Trump's mugshot for $20 Mark Frauenfelder

apologies My mea culpa to the Ig Nobel Prizes Yoy Luadha

mistakes Musk biographer Isaacson now on his third version of the "Musk secretly turned off Starlink to stop Ukraine attack" story, having found reason to change the one printed in his book Rob Beschizza

History "Washington's Gay General" is a fabulous look at the queerness of America's founding Thom Dunn

books Why capitalism and consumerism play so well with Christianity in America Elías Villoro

music The fragile glass armonica Rob Beschizza

History Benjamin Lay was the best radical vegan Quaker hunchback abolitionist of the 1700s Thom Dunn

vaccinations George Washington's smallpox inoculation mandate Jason Weisberger

Boing Boing Gadgets If you are still waiting to do your taxes then you won't want to miss out on this TurboTax offer Boing Boing's Shop

politics Why don't more Chinese people oppose the Chinese government? Cory Doctorow

fraud How the patent office's lax standards gave Elizabeth Holmes the BS patents she needed to defraud investors and patients Cory Doctorow

politics Lyndon LaRouche, 1922-2019 Rob Beschizza

life tips How to make a decision when you are uncertain of what to do, Ben Franklin style Mark Frauenfelder

censorship Printer refuses humor magazine because "Christian owners" want to protect "the kids" Cory Doctorow

Food Peeping inside Paris's new nudist restaurant David Pescovitz