Delightful Creatures Watch: Black dog comically freezes when he sees black cat decorations in yard Carla Sinclair

Fallen Congressliars Big balloon mocks George Santos in DC, then amusingly falls and tumbles (video) Carla Sinclair

music Fender's new Tom Delonge Strat is out of this world, in more ways than one Thom Dunn

Pee-Wee Herman Celebrating Paul Reubens and Pee-wee Herman's legacy at the Dia de los Muertos festival in San Antonio Rusty Blazenhoff

gadgets Rare 1995 IBM Thinkpad butterfly laptop meticulously restored Rob Beschizza

tsa TSA officer gives invasive pat-down to man in skin-tight shorts Mark Frauenfelder

trump Rudy Giuliani sued by his lawyer, who didn't get paid Rob Beschizza

retro Honda's odd-looking Motocompo scooter returns as an electric model Mark Frauenfelder

weather It's been 110 degrees in Phoenix for 54 days this year, breaking record Rob Beschizza

tabloids Testicles in a jar (and China's invasion of America) in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

covid How Wil Wheaton keeps himself and his fans safe from COVID at public appearances Jennifer Sandlin

Comics Marvel's Children of the Vault is a post-human cyber thriller from the writer of 20th Century Men Thom Dunn

synthesizers Fritz Lang's classic sci-fi film Metropolis gets a new electronic soundtrack Thom Dunn

twitter Desperate for advertising Musk resorts to threats and lawsuits Jason Weisberger

politics Ron DeSantis backed by Nazi sonnenrad emblem in video allegedly promoted by campaign staff Rob Beschizza

Boing Boing Gadgets Enjoy Microsoft Office 2021 for both Windows or Mac for $30 with this lifetime license Boing Boing's Shop

san francisco New problems at the Millennium Tower worry yet another expert Jason Weisberger

Technology Adam Smith and the 18th-century gadgets that inspired him Rob Beschizza

books Interview: Joshua Mills on his upcoming Fantagraphics book about the late comedian Ernie Kovacs Devin Nealy

kids space Enjoy the new kids' space at London's Victoria and Albert Museum Bob Knetzger