politics How corporate America's lobbying budget surpassed the combined Senate and Congress budget Cory Doctorow

travel Antarctica's winds permanently bent New Zealand's trees sideways Popkin

art Meet Betsy, the 30-foot spiny lobster guarding the Florida Keys Popkin

poetry This poem perfectly captures AI-induced rage Jennifer Sandlin

Science This weekend's blue moon is also a micromoon (but won't be blue and isn't smaller) Rob Beschizza

adorable animals Eastern black rhino Zuri cools off with a hose — and it's adorable Jennifer Sandlin

art Artist paints Zuckerberg's yacht on fire Rob Beschizza

circus Dashcam shows Los Angeles cops dangerously lose their suspect Jason Weisberger

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

Technology This phone died mid-shot and made a weirdly beautiful photo Popkin

politics Investigator found 40 White House sites hidden behind one private Cloudflare gate Ellsworth Toohey

video games Flock Around is a charming multiplayer birding game for $5 Gail Sherman

Expert on dong Raising many questions, Grandpa Pudding Brains says he's "studied" circumcision for a long time Jason Weisberger

Delightful Creatures Bears, smarter than average, decide to attend Calabasas school Jason Weisberger

wildlife Sea lions play "pufferball"with unfortunate fish Gail Sherman

art Giant crop postcards turned oversize produce into folk art Popkin

Boing Boing Gadgets Mac people who think faster than they type: the Voibe dictation tool is now $40 for lifetime access Boing Boing's Shop

Experts warn men not to turn scrotums into septic DIY water balloons Jason Weisberger

News Tennessee man jailed 37 days for a Trump meme wins $835,000 Ellsworth Toohey