trump Vivek Ramaswamy says he would let Putin keep the part of Ukraine he stole Mark Frauenfelder

language A "skulk of foxes," a "superfluity of nuns," a "business of ferrets" and other weird collective nouns Gareth Branwyn

language The Viking influence on the English language Gareth Branwyn

language Poll warns "Colder Than A Witch's T!t" and other phrases in danger of dying out Thom Dunn

writing "I never said we should kill him" can mean seven different things Mark Frauenfelder

History Why is the English language so weird and inconsistent? Blame the printing press. Thom Dunn

music History of Prisencolinensinainciusol, the gibberish English song that charmed Italy and the world Thom Dunn

literature Cornell English Department votes to change name to "Department of Literatures In English" Thom Dunn

book reviews Alan Moore's new whimsical, wonderful, and wordy novel Thom Dunn

mistakes Is The Pornitor the worst-named computer peripheral in history? Rob Beschizza

russia Justice departmen: right-wing influencers paid by Russians Rob Beschizza

yummy Purslane is a weed that's ubiquitious, delicious, and nutritious! Jennifer Sandlin

facebook Facebook is paying people to make the AI slop that infests it Rob Beschizza

News Usha Vance defends husband's weird "cat ladies" insult on Fox News Ellsworth Toohey

star wars Star Wars back in theaters (in Ojibwe) Gail Sherman

graphic novels New graphic novel adaptation of "The Road" Thom Dunn

Boing Boing Gadgets Learning American Sign Language is easy with this $20 bundle! Boing Boing's Shop

language The AVENGERS cast has dubbed the film in the Lakota language Thom Dunn

This 1812 Webster's definition of a house cat is insulting to house cats everywhere, even if it may be accurate Allan Rose Hill

poetry Erotic Serbian folktales from the 19th century Natalie Dressed