clear creek Colorado creek water turned pink, but that doesn't mean it tastes like Kool-Aid Carla Sinclair

News Hurricane Debby finally delivered this World War II-era message in a bottle Allan Rose Hill

pasta Massive amount of pasta mysteriously turned up in New Jersey woods (video) David Pescovitz

Disney Florida governor DeSantis's new revenge plan is to toll roads going into Disney World Rob Beschizza

tabloids Queen "kills" Andrew sex probe in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

accidents Two men killed by train while mourning brother who had been killed by train in same spot David Pescovitz

real estate The real-life Schitt's Creek mansion is for sale, and wow, it's something Thom Dunn

COVID-19 Rich casino exec and actress wife charged with chartering plane to Yukon and taking vaccine meant for Indigenous elders Mark Frauenfelder

News Trump pardons Steve Bannon, Elliot Broidy, Lil Wayne, others — 73 pardons, 70 commutations Xeni Jardin

books For rent on Airbnb: Hunter S. Thompson's Woody Creek guest cabin David Pescovitz

law Virginia judge rules automated license plate data collection by police is illegal Xeni Jardin

free for all Group of women steal up to $17,000 worth of yoga gear from Lululemons across California in broad daylight Carla Sinclair

masquerade party Snake swims around wearing head of decapitated fish Carla Sinclair

Boing Boing Gadgets Touring, complete: what gear survived four months of hard-wearing book-tour? Cory Doctorow

politics Residents of Silicon Valley homeless camp clear 48,000 Lbs of garbage from creek, ask for housing Cory Doctorow

History Live in a Tree Stump! Richard Kaufman

crime California nudist resort owners charged with water theft from creek David Pescovitz

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