birds Rare snowy owl in California draws crowds to Cypress neighborhood Rusty Blazenhoff

misinterpretations Texas woman who read in major newspapers that she died disagrees: "I am alive" Carla Sinclair

Monsters The Honey Island Swamp Monster is a cryptid you should know Jennifer Sandlin

religion Donated "In God We Trust" posters will be hung in Texas public schools as required by new law David Pescovitz

May I have your attention please r/AskHistorians checks the veracity of Eminem lyrics Jason Weisberger

photography "Ordinary Sacramento," a photo series honoring hometown listlessness Claudia Dawson

Cooking Eat your Christmas tree? Gareth Branwyn

mysteries The mysterious case of the dead hiker whose body can't be identified by anyone Thom Dunn

ink Perfume that smells like ink Clive Thompson

Science Animated comparison of tree sizes Rob Beschizza

books The tree that inspired Dr. Seuss's The Lorax has fallen David Pescovitz

1980s Watch a 1980s promotional video for a nudist resort (NSFW) David Pescovitz

I hate rodents Sic semper evello mortem rattus norvegicus Jason Weisberger

music Forty years of hip hop masterfully cut up into one song David Pescovitz

cheese 20 finalists in the US Championship Cheese Contest Jason Weisberger

Boing Boing exclusive Sinatra's bastard son covers "California Über Alles" by The Dead Kennedys – while suiting up Maureen Herman

music Prophets of Rage play Cleveland RNC, kick off 'Make America Rage Again' tour in 35 U.S. cities Maureen Herman