Boing Boing Gadgets Eye-Fi orphans 14 products, which will therefore cease to function Cory Doctorow

History Estonian supermarket built around a 10,000-year-old Ice Age boulder Popkin

retail-archaeology Retail archaeology finds the bones of Circuit City everywhere Jason Weisberger

History Hengefinder finds streets that perfectly frame the setting sun Rob Beschizza

art Which came first: the cat or the Art Deco sculpture? Popkin

economics Why America is deeply, uniformly unhappy Ellsworth Toohey

History Get a university-level education on buried viking treasure for free Séamus Bellamy

politics Atlantic calls missing-scientists panic 2026's dumbest conspiracy Ellsworth Toohey

privacy Tucson cops cracked a cigarette case using a tool tracking 500M phones Ellsworth Toohey

exploration 13-year-old goes metal detecting, casually uncovers Viking king's treasure Jason Weisberger

"Uri Tupka and the Gods" is a cold, dark, and magnificent trek through Mike Mignola's Lands Unknown Gareth Branwyn

privacy French naval officer reveals carrier's position in the Mediterranean via fitness app Gail Sherman

Face of a 75,000-year-old Neanderthal woman Ellsworth Toohey

Science Iranian physicists estimate advanced civilizations last 5,000 years or less Rob Beschizza

Rise and Fall of the United States US Department of Education decorates headquarters with Charlie Kirk Jason Weisberger

music From punk rocker to poster king: Mike King's 5-decade journey Ruben Bolling

breaking the law California investigates Grok, Musk continues not noticing Jason Weisberger

politics His 'n' hers coup 'n' corruption jail terms for South Korean ex-pres and wife Rob Beschizza

politics South Korean prosecutors seek death penalty for ex-president who tried to impose martial law Rob Beschizza

obituaries Erich von Däniken, who claimed aliens built the pyramids, dead at 90 Ellsworth Toohey