daft punk "Get Lucky" but with the beats reversed Rusty Blazenhoff

video People who identify as lucky really are different than others Andrea James

law Judge rules elephants can't pursue release from zoo because "an elephant is not a person" Allan Rose Hill

house Why does chimney smoke rise in a straight line? The science behind this cool weather phenomenon Popkin

fantasy "Bowling with Corpses" in Mike Mignola's new land of dark fantasy folklore Gareth Branwyn

delightful creatures Cockatoo puts on silly clown act to make dog laugh, but nope — the pup ain't impressed (video) Carla Sinclair

psychology Stanford's massive tobacco ad archive reveals a century of psychological manipulation Ellsworth Toohey

Boing Boing Gadgets This $30 Apple Watch band has a built-in charger, NBD Boing Boing's Shop

elon musk If you thought the lime green Cyberbeast was terrible, wait 'til you see this 24 karat gold-plated Cybertruck! Jennifer Sandlin

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politics In 1979, President Carter's bizarre battle with an aggressive swimming rabbit became a political nightmare Ellsworth Toohey

video games NBA team gives lucky child a PlayStation 5, then takes it away backstage Grant St. Clair

art The Freak Family Roadshow is a must-see experience! Jennifer Sandlin

animals New York resident finds 11,000-year-old mastodon jaw in backyard Allan Rose Hill

art Visit Madrid's lucky frog statue: a giant good luck charm Popkin

Boing Boing Gadgets The weather outside is so frightful, but not when you have this heated scarf Boing Boing's Shop

late stage capitalism This holiday season, do yourself a favor and (re)watch Reverend Billy's "What Would Jesus Buy?"  Jennifer Sandlin

Republicans Kimberly Guilfoyle has her lucky day Jason Weisberger