Entertainment A deleted scene from "Elf" in which Buddy violently injures his elf friends Ruben Bolling

fantasy The colonialism behind fantasy's vaguely Irish Elves Thom Dunn

christmas This Christmas elf is selling fast because of its suggestive tongue Rusty Blazenhoff

magic Iceland's powerful Elf Lobby wins fight to unearth Elfin Lady Stone buried by construction workers Xeni Jardin

mothers day Can you believe the gorgeous floral arrangements on this NYC stoop are actually made from LEGO? Jennifer Sandlin

News Kanye West ode to Hitler a big hit in Musk's digital cesspool Ellsworth Toohey

advice Why deathbed regrets don't make good life guidance Ellsworth Toohey

California port shipping crisis: Zero vessels crossing from China Ellsworth Toohey

Boing Boing Gadgets Save on these bedtime-ready wireless earbuds — now just $26 Boing Boing's Shop

politics I've stopped eating pre-bagged lettuce in the midst of an "undermined" FDA and an "almost guaranteed" looming leafy greens E. coli outbreak Jennifer Sandlin

politics Right-wing reggae is about as terrible as you'd expect Grant St. Clair

politics First American Pope is not Trump, despite his own fantasizing Grant St. Clair

politics Trump abruptly fires Carla Hayden, the first woman and first black Librarian of Congress Rob Beschizza

law Jail for man who publicly sodomized himself with cucumber, etc. Rob Beschizza

law Diddy lawyer scolded by judge after calling prosecutors "a six-pack of white women" Rob Beschizza

crime Crypto bro sobs in court — judge gives him 12 years anyway Ellsworth Toohey

News Musk funds Texas group aiming to crush journalists with defamation lawsuits Ellsworth Toohey

art Louvre Museum is finally retiring its Nintendo 3DS guides Grant St. Clair

conservation Kind human helps hermit crabs move out of their trash homes and into fresh clean shells! Jennifer Sandlin

animation This 1919 cartoon character fought with an actual fly Popkin