china Why the hell is this street sprinkler truck in China spraying water in flooded street? Mark Frauenfelder

music Happy 30th Anniversary to They Might Be Giants' iconic "Flood" album Thom Dunn

picks Flooding in Venice put three-quarters of the city underwater Carla Sinclair

flood Drone footage of one small part of a Texas-sized flood Mark Frauenfelder

floods Terrifying video of Blanco River flood tearing into Texas home Rob Beschizza

movies Liked Everything Everywhere All at Once? Get ready for Nobody Nothing Nowhere Devin Nealy

Boing Boing Gadgets In an emergency, this practical multi-tool is sure to come in handy Boing Boing's Shop

Boing Boing Gadgets This jump starter, air compressor, LED light combo is key for winter Boing Boing's Shop

History English commoners' rights come from The Charter of the Forest, not the Magna Carta Elías Villoro

90s nostalgia Power Rangers prepares its fans for a bittersweet 30th anniversary Devin Nealy

they might be giants Happy birthday to They Might Be Giants' 1990 album Flood Jennifer Sandlin

weather Surfing the "atmospheric river's" ocean waves Elías Villoro

Comic Books Freaky finds: shopping for comics at Bizarro-Wuxtry Lee Keeler

san francisco Adopt and name storm drains in San Francisco Rusty Blazenhoff

rain The city of Santa Barbara warned residents to watch out for flying manhole covers Jason Weisberger

Games No-one's buying (new) graphics cards Rob Beschizza

Ancient Apocalpyse Archaeologist David Wengrow pushes back against Ancient Apocalypse—and urges us to consider the power of everyday people Jennifer Sandlin

History Why are historical epics falling out of fashion? Devin Nealy