music Wax Italia: Digging for 45s in Florence and Rome Lee Keeler

mistakes Exploding Whale Memorial Park opens near site where that beached whale was blown up in 1970 Rusty Blazenhoff

late stage capitalism North Carolina Verizon customers, trapped by Hurricane Florence, say they're being throttled and upsold Cory Doctorow

Science Hurricane Florence in 3D, as seen by NASA's MISR onboard the Terra satellite Xeni Jardin

gop Six years ago, North Carolina Republicans voted in a law decreeing that the seas weren't rising Cory Doctorow

art Famous bull fresco's bollocks restored Rob Beschizza

fashion Valentino, Italian fashion legend, dead at 93 Rob Beschizza

American Heart Association adds Pearl Jam's "Evenflow" to growing repertoire of hands-only CPR songs Jennifer Sandlin

law Santa and elves raid Montreal grocery store Rob Beschizza

oregon Happy Exploding Whale Day! Rob Beschizza

crime Poop spray lands teaching assistant in it Rob Beschizza

travel DNA shows Anglo Saxon girl had West African grandparent in 650 Rob Beschizza

ICE's campaign of terror and abduction continues in Los Angeles Jason Weisberger

History Love means never having to say 'I slipped arsenic into your meat juice' Popkin

racism Internet response makes a Beverly Hills racist cry Jason Weisberger

whales Florence celebrates the 54th Exploding Whale day Jason Weisberger

Boing Boing Gadgets Here's how I remember my travel adventures—with an interactive map! Boing Boing's Shop

curiosities You can visit Einstein's brain, Rasputin's penis, Galileo's middle finger, and other historic human curiosities Allan Rose Hill

robots This robot is controlled by a living mushroom (video) Allan Rose Hill