texas Big Tex, the "World's Tallest Cowboy" Jennifer Sandlin

animals Teenage humans and teen chimpanzees are quite similar, according to new scientific study David Pescovitz

History English commoners' rights come from The Charter of the Forest, not the Magna Carta Elías Villoro

music Music from Mayflies, a trip into 80s alternative music Jennifer Sandlin

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social media Tik Tok clips bring us closer to Altered Carbon-style"mindbites" Andrew Yi

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politics U.S. House of Representatives bans Tik Tok from official government devices Rob Beschizza

Comic Books After nearly 30 years, there's finally a new issue of Miracleman by Neil Gaiman Thom Dunn

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Jesus and John Wayne A great primer on the rise of Christian Nationalism in the United States Jennifer Sandlin

twins Sister Swap are two different Hallmark Christmas movies made from the same footage Thom Dunn

music Bunburying: to write in the style of Spanish lyricist Enrique Bunbury Elías Villoro

Boing Boing Gadgets You can buy a refurbished iPhone XR now for 70% off Boing Boing's Shop

quentin tarantino Django Unchained at 10: an observation and celebration of the first hour  Lee Keeler

music "History Listen" is a new podcast about rock n' roll, narrated by St. Vincent Thom Dunn

twitter Twitter suspends account tracking Musk's private jet travel Rob Beschizza

Games Epic roguelike Dwarf Fortress hits Steam and Itch.io, with a beautiful new look Rob Beschizza

music The Judy's: Punk/New Wave spawned from a Texas suburb "transcending nostalgia's sterilization." Elías Villoro