Technology Brother printers joins the Evil Empire, blocks third-party ink with stealth updates Ellsworth Toohey

gadgets Don't buy an inkjet printer from you-know-who. Get a cheap, basic Brother laser printer that won't betray you. Rob Beschizza

gadgets Brother laser printers praised Rob Beschizza

Funny Baby confused by dad's identical twin brother Kevin Reome

Delightful Creatures Vienna's graveyards are full of hardcore hamsters Jason Weisberger

History Robert Wadlow stood 8 feet 11 inches tall and refused to be a sideshow act Ellsworth Toohey

Space Two Italian brothers claimed to have recorded dying Soviet cosmonauts that Moscow erased from history Ellsworth Toohey

Games Sealed 1985 Super Mario Bros game fetches record $3m at auction Rob Beschizza

nyc NYC bounty hunters earn 25% of fines for catching idling trucks Gail Sherman

books Life sentence for woman who poisoned husband then published kids' book about grief Rob Beschizza

Games Federal prison for Super Mario meth man Rob Beschizza

funny animals This silly alpaca has shimmied his way into my heart! Jennifer Sandlin

Average bear Yellowstone grizzly introduces two hikers to the "find out" phase of wildlife tourism Jason Weisberger

art Artist makes claymation while riding the subway Popkin

youtube His brother's hamster is charging his phone now Ellsworth Toohey

privacy How a retired technician handed EFF the proof of NSA mass spying Ellsworth Toohey

News This British family of 8 disappeared into ISIS territory in October 2015 and have never been found Ellsworth Toohey

Boing Boing Gadgets Why pay monthly for cloud storage when 8TB lifetime subscriptions like this one are on sale for $280 (was $899) Boing Boing's Shop

Science Giant 17th-century astrolabe could fetch millions at auction Rob Beschizza

top talent Young@Heart Chorus delivers stellar concert filled with political and protest music for these challenging times Jennifer Sandlin