volcanoes A volcanic eruption unearthed a pair of sunken ships on Iwo Jima Thom Dunn

Steampunk Spooky steampunk ghost ships and skull sculptures Andrea James

happy mutants Save the Vulcan! 200 working-class Oakland artists are crowfunding to save their homes and fight the-rent-is-too-damned-high Xeno Evil

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Oakland Mother of Ghost Ship fire victim pens moving opinion piece Rusty Blazenhoff

News Arrests made in Ghost Ship fire that killed 36 in Oakland, concert promoter among those charged Xeni Jardin

trumpism 4chan's trumpist trolls are exploiting the Ghost Ship fire to narc out other DIY venues Cory Doctorow

Comic Books Stephan Franck Brings Dystopian Mice, Noirish Country, and a Space God to Kickstarter Gareth Branwyn

Nintendo Ben Drowned was the ultimate unauthorized Nintendo content Rob Beschizza

California port shipping crisis: Zero vessels crossing from China Ellsworth Toohey

Science Peter Kuper's Insectopolis: A history of insects, told by insects Ruben Bolling

donald trump "The Mar-a-Lago of mass incarceration": Trump demands to reopen Alcatraz Jason Weisberger

Games Despite price controversy, the Switch 2 is still selling out everywhere Grant St. Clair

Boing Boing Gadgets Aye, these night vision binoculars are the perfect treasure for a pirate like me Boing Boing's Shop

Boing Boing Gadgets Here's how to get 'Friends'—or whatever you want—back on Netflix Boing Boing's Shop

Science Senate confirms RFK Jr, also a completely preventable measles outbreak spreads in Texas Jason Weisberger

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Boing Boing Gadgets This VPN router can get 'Friends'—or whatever you want—back on Netflix Boing Boing's Shop

music When you listen to Spotify, are you listening to ghost musicians? Ruben Bolling

Culture Spotify uses ghost artists to "shape listening behavior" and avoid paying real ones Rob Beschizza