army U.S. Military bans GPS-enabled fitness trackers Séamus Bellamy

canada Canada increases biometric monitoring of foreign nationals Séamus Bellamy

australia Australia says cash about to become illegal for purchases over $7,500 Carla Sinclair

Comic Books Love and Rockets gets a documentary after 40 years of being the best comic book ever made Mark Frauenfelder

trumpism Ever feel that reality itself is trolling us? Gareth Branwyn

Virtual reality People are already being sexually assaulted in Facebook's Metaverse Thom Dunn

Boing Boing Gadgets These refurbished iPad models are on sale at up to 65% off their regular price Boing Boing's Shop

documentary Robin Gibb's pyromania and other trivia left out of the new Bee Gees documentary Janelle Hessig

music Dark Side of Light's "bummer summer" breeze Daniel Siwek

Boing Boing Gadgets Ditch the binoculars and travel light with this high definition monocular telescope Boing Boing's Shop

decline and fall "Non-Americans of Reddit, what is your genuine reaction to what's going on in America right now?" Mark Frauenfelder

Boing Boing Gadgets If you're looking for an iPad deal that won't break the bank consider going refurbished Boing Boing's Shop

trailers The new trailer for season 2 of DOOM PATROL brings the SeX-Men to HBO Max Thom Dunn

music Meeting Little Richard at his old Hyatt haunt David Katznelson

COVID-19 Politico asked 34 big thinkers to predict how the coronapocalypse will permanently change our world Gareth Branwyn

makers My top ten maker tips for 2019 Gareth Branwyn

tabloids End of the British monarchy, FBI's Epstein cover-up, and Mary Poppins' orgy, in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

happy mutants The Black Ghost: superhero noir comic starring an antiestablishment vigilante and a hacktivist sidekick Alex Segura and Monica Gallagher

Cooking My first attempt at smoking meat on a compact bullet smoker Jason Weisberger

science fiction Exclusive excerpt of Rudy Rucker's new novel: Million Mile Road Trip Mark Frauenfelder