missouri Free-market Senator Josh Hawley demands socialism to bail out failed company Mark Frauenfelder

coronavirus Trump has been hesitant to invoke the Defense Production Act for medical gear. But he's already used it hundreds of thousands of times for weapons and bombs. Thom Dunn

ska Jedi Master Kelleran Beq and his sister talk about ska Thom Dunn

air travel Boeing fires the head of its 737 Max program Rob Beschizza

News Fulton County DA confident there will be jail time for Trump and his co-conspirators Jason Weisberger

terrorism Hamas terrorists used synthetic amphetamine to "suppress fear and anxiety" during attack, says IDF and US Mark Frauenfelder

DRONES Arms manufacturer sponsors new opera about the horrors of drone warfare at the Kennedy Center Thom Dunn

"The Arab World in the 1970s" is a two-part documentary on politics, culture, economics, and society Elías Villoro

artists Theater in unexpected places with artists Virginia Grise and Maricella Infante Elías Villoro

carceral state 30 years of Prison Radio—and new updates on Mumia Abu-Jamal's case Elías Villoro

Games The making of Dune II, the game that put real-time strategy on the map Rob Beschizza

History When some Christians were pro-choice and pro-segregation Elías Villoro

politics The Originalism of White Supremacy and Judicial Review Elías Villoro

art Oil painter's prize-winning canvas looks an awful lot like another artist's photo Rob Beschizza

animals Are Pablo Escobar's horny cocaine hippos legally people? Thom Dunn

Boing Boing Gadgets In defense of the mushroom: here's why all your fungi fears are actually wrong Boing Boing's Shop

Boing Boing Gadgets Learn something new this summer with two dozen e-learning deals, each just $20 Boing Boing's Shop

CIA Someone found the missing page from the Gateway Experience and now they're selling it as an NFT Thom Dunn

tabloids Warring UFOs and warring Royals in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

Science Pfizer close to federal deal that could provide 'at least tens of millions' more COVID vaccine doses in 2021 Xeni Jardin