christmas 5-year-old boy calls 911 to rat out the Grinch stealing Christmas, ends in arrest Rusty Blazenhoff
publishing Game Informer magazine closes, with all staff losing their jobs and the website wiped Rob Beschizza
thrift stores "Charley Varrick"— like a Steve McQueen movie but with a grumpy high school principal starring in his own fantasy Lee Keeler
tabloids Biden suffers strokes, Prince Andrew's new sex scandal, and a UFO over America, in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan
art Unearthing the bizarre connection between Devo and pro golfer Chi Chi Rodriguez Mark Frauenfelder
politics Trump's disgust for wounded vets: "Why do you bring people like that here?" Mark Frauenfelder
animals Whoops! Hungry koala eats thousands of nursery seedlings intended for a wildlife corridor Jennifer Sandlin
Boing Boing Gadgets Don't wait until Prime Day to snag this Grade A refurbished iPad mini for only $80! Boing Boing's Shop
movies Watch this first time the word "f*ck" is uttered in an American mainstream movie, M*A*S*H Ruben Bolling
tabloids The coming alien invasion and a sweet-smelling Kardashian vagina in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan
Possum by Night A live version of The Mountain Goats' Possum by Night, and an essay celebrating the song Jennifer Sandlin