cats Advent calendars for cats coming to Trader Joe's Rusty Blazenhoff

travel Thoughtful design brightened my economy flight on American Airlines Séamus Bellamy

video games Death Stranding 2 looks ridiculous—and Game of the Year material Grant St. Clair

delightful creatures Doggo insists on getting a back scratch — so he recruits an infant (video) Carla Sinclair

Science AI tries to decipher rules of ancient board game Gail Sherman

Science "Young" exoplanet may end up a super-Earth Rob Beschizza

politics Watch MAGA vendor's excitement fade as he learns how Trump's tariffs affect his business Ellsworth Toohey

horror destinations Extreme heat mutates cute baby on Japanese shop sign into horrifying demon-child — and tourists love it Carla Sinclair

bizarre competitions Wolfing down scalding hot biscuits and other weird contests from 1897 Mark Frauenfelder

Boing Boing Gadgets Yeah, you'll get a pair of free Beats with this iPad! Boing Boing's Shop

Delightful Creatures YouTuber believes squirrels are his friends Jennifer Sandlin

high fashion This Doberman gives us his best "Blue Steel" Jennifer Sandlin

Austin Texas Artist Graham Ebner makes mind-blowingly stunning cowboy boots Jennifer Sandlin

Boing Boing Shop Keep your cat happy with the Cheerble Ball, a $20 interactive toy! Boing Boing's Shop

science fiction "Big Germs" — short fiction by Rudy Rucker Boing Boing

Congress circus sideshows Marjorie Taylor Green and others shout body-shaming insults on House floor: "bad-built butch body" (video) Carla Sinclair

squirrell Watch a baby flying squirrel take its first leap Popkin

Boing Boing Shop Banish debris, dirt, and more with this 2-in-1 robot vacuum and mop, now $100! Boing Boing's Shop

animal rescue Watch these rescuers save entangled seals Gail Sherman