burning man This video of a Burn barrel is like a Yule Log for Burners Rusty Blazenhoff

minecraft The Burning Man Multiverse is on like Donkey Kong Rusty Blazenhoff

History In 532 AD, a chariot racing riot nearly toppled the Byzantine Empire Ellsworth Toohey

Technology A reader built a breed-aware app for hot-pavement dog safety Ellsworth Toohey

Space Astronauts may soon finally be able to do laundry Gail Sherman

books New biography captures Doonesbury's 50-year sweep of American life Ruben Bolling

internet nostalgia The UK has formally declared Badger Badger Badger worthy of preservation Jason Weisberger

News U.S. expects the smallest US wheat crop since 1972 Ellsworth Toohey

Disney A quarter of Disney visitors go into debt for the trip Ellsworth Toohey

Business Meta's daily user count just dropped for the first time ever Ellsworth Toohey

politics CBS News ratings sink further Rob Beschizza

politics Iran war has cost $25bn so far, admits Pentagon. The real cost is closer to $50bn. Rob Beschizza

politics Trump Media shakeup after stock collapse Rob Beschizza

No way home As Sam Altman pushes for IPO, the wheels are coming off OpenAI Jason Weisberger

mistakes OpenAI suspends plans for erotic chatbot Rob Beschizza

Boing Boing Gadgets Wellness is in (and on) your hands with aaboRing Boing Boing's Shop

security The "unhackable" Xbox One has been hacked — and Microsoft can't patch it Ellsworth Toohey

AI OpenAI pivots from "do everything" to "please someone pay us for something" Jason Weisberger

worse things happen at sea The world's most advanced aircraft carrier taken down by… a dryer vent fire Jason Weisberger

crime Cathedral dean accused of stealing baseball cards from Walmart Rob Beschizza