magic Watch this high school cheerleader levitate David Pescovitz

Boing Boing Gadgets A little laptop that could: refurb Acer Chromebook 311 for $100 Boing Boing's Shop

politics California candidate threatens immigrants with deportation if they don't marry incels Grant St. Clair

True Crime Fake AI "true crime" documentaries are taking over YouTube Thom Dunn

high school High school cheerleader allegedly killed classmate's goat because she "doesn't like cheaters" Allan Rose Hill

science fiction Starman at 40: John Carpenter's forgotten sci-fi masterpiece, interview with special effects artist John Rosengrant Lee Keeler

google Department of Justice considering Google breakup Rob Beschizza

News Cringeworthy 1988 pantyhose ad cruelly depicts office worker personas Mark Frauenfelder

art "Altered Moments" turn sweet "Precious Moments" figurines into their dark alter egos Jennifer Sandlin

Ukraine U.S. planned "rigorously" for Russia using nukes on battlefield in Ukraine Rob Beschizza

russia Russia's former president and current war cheerleader says it will nuke London, Washington D.C., Berlin and Kyiv if it loses war Rob Beschizza

politics Reports of new evidence in Matt Gaetz's pay-for-sex scandal Jason Weisberger

high schools High school cheerleader wearing official uniform at school told to "cover up" by staff David Pescovitz

tabloids King Charles robs the dead in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

donald trump Desperate DeSantis concedes Trump's 2020 loss while trying to appease MAGA voters Mark Frauenfelder

music The Smiths bassist Andy Rourke, RIP David Pescovitz

law Texas man shoots two women who got into his car by mistake Rob Beschizza

fox Tucker Carlson declares Trump's indictment a worse assault on democracy than the Jan 6th insurrection Jason Weisberger

media NY Times suffers from dementia, forgetting its own role in the Iraq War debacle Mark Frauenfelder

Delightful Creatures A basketball "puppy race" at halftime was a big, adorable flop when every pup rebelled (video) Carla Sinclair