Games Skeletons in videogames. Lots and lots of skeletons. David Pescovitz

police Human skeletal remains found in a Texas field were… not that David Pescovitz

guitar Gentleman builds guitar with uncle's skeleton Jason Weisberger

taxidermy Man keeps bones of his amputated arm on display David Pescovitz

biology Check out this 480 million-year-old conga line of arthropods David Pescovitz

Science Check out this massive dinosaur femur just found in France David Pescovitz

History Water pipe dig in England unearths site of human sacrifices David Pescovitz

books The Secret World of Denisovans: New book about our long-lost human relatives Ellsworth Toohey

politics "Trump" rants wildly about Fishbone song, "Racist Piece of $***" Jennifer Sandlin

los angeles "The Game of Jaws" celebrates Jaws' 50th anniversary Jennifer Sandlin

video games The best pirate game in years is from the Yakuza series Grant St. Clair

Mutant fruit flies created by radiation, would take over Earth within months Ellsworth Toohey

law Choke on it: Ohio Supreme Court confirms that boneless chicken can contain bones Rob Beschizza

Science AI tries to decipher rules of ancient board game Gail Sherman

Boing Boing Gadgets The Seido Japanese Master Chef's 8-Piece Knife Set is on sale for $109.97 until January  12.  Boing Boing's Shop

Culture Tom Whitwell's annual collection of 52 fascinating facts returns, featuring expensive calculators and trademarked scents Mark Frauenfelder

england List of supernatural inhabitants of England Rob Beschizza

Peanutless butter Ohio Supreme Court rules that "boneless" chicken can contain bones Rob Beschizza

archaeology Man finds stone age mammoth bones buried in his basement David Pescovitz

politics Texas Democrat Henry Cuellar and wife charged with corruption Rob Beschizza