halloween School erects fence to hide X-rated Halloween skeletons from curious kids Mark Frauenfelder

Republicans Homophobic Arizona sex ed law so poorly-written they accidentally banned telling kids about heterosexual marriage Jess Sabine

racism Elementary school unveils shockingly racist fourth grade Civil War project Jason Weisberger

Kids Watch a bunch of 5th graders sing a Minor Threat song Thom Dunn

minecraft After a Japanese grade school cancels graduation, students hold it inside of Minecraft Gareth Branwyn

crime Elementary students assigned elf murder case David Pescovitz

books Cartoonist Jeff Smith, author of "Bone," is getting comics' most prestigious honor Ruben Bolling

florida Florida parents scandalized by toddler flipping the bird in yearbook photo Rob Beschizza

Off the rails Iran teaches Grandpa Puddin' Brains diplomacy while he imagines Iranians begging for more bombs Jason Weisberger

pentagon Hegseth gutted the Pentagon office that protects civilians Séamus Bellamy

florida In 1986, two Florida journalists tried to buy crack for a news story and nearly got killed Ellsworth Toohey

propaganda White House waves away reports of dead Iranian schoolchildren as "propaganda" Jason Weisberger

writing Science fiction author Dan Simmons, RIP Séamus Bellamy

Technology Those Waymo robotaxis? Humans in other countries drive them Séamus Bellamy

Waymo saw a child, slowed down, still hit it Jason Weisberger

fascism ICE using food as a lure to entrap parents Jason Weisberger

Boing Boing Gadgets This addiction-free gaming center for kids is only $60 for life Boing Boing's Shop

law Elementary school's wooden "time out box" alarms parents Rob Beschizza

self driving taxi Santa Monica orders overnight robot‑taxi lots to stand down Jason Weisberger

Science South Carolina measles outbreak sends over 150 unvaccinated, exposed children into quarantine Jason Weisberger