football Celebrate the World Cup with these bloody, sexy true crime soccer stories Thom Dunn

Boing Boing Gadgets This self-rolling toy is about to be your cat's new obsession Boing Boing's Shop

News Customs agents find $5 million in meth disguised as watermelons Allan Rose Hill

books Download this extension if you love books Gail Sherman

Harbinger of doom emerged from the sea off the California coast days before earthquakes Allan Rose Hill

Boing Boing Gadgets Here's your cat's new favorite toy: the Cheerble Ball! Boing Boing's Shop

Boing Boing Gadgets Entertain Luna when you're not home with this interactive $20 cat toy! Boing Boing's Shop

capybara The San Diego Zoo's tapir makes some new capybara friends Jennifer Sandlin

Entertainment Captain Kirk's original phaser and communicator on the auction block Ellsworth Toohey

crime Hotel clerk in San Diego turns on guest with horrifying phone message before stabbing her Carla Sinclair

Comic Books Party at San Diego Comic-Con to revive EC Comics legacy Gareth Branwyn

baby animals San Diego Zoo welcomes adorably prehensile-snouted tapir tot! Jennifer Sandlin

Boing Boing Shop Learn to play the guitar five times faster with this super smart gadget loved by guitarists Boing Boing's Shop

terrorism Unsealed video implicates Saudi government in 9/11 attacks Rob Beschizza

housing These are the top 10 "impossibly unaffordable" cities (and some "affordable" ones) Mark Frauenfelder

museums Meet Portugal's first cartoonist, Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro Bob Knetzger

discrimination Lifeguard, who is Christian, sues Los Angeles because Pride Flags Jason Weisberger

Boing Boing Shop Keep your cat happy with this Memorial Day treat: the interactive Cheerble Ball for $22 Boing Boing's Shop

sports Swarm of bees descends on baseball stadium and delays game for two hours Ruben Bolling

reverend billy Reverend Billy is opening for Neil Young and Crazy Horse on the Love Earth tour. Go see them! Jennifer Sandlin