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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

politics California's leadership prepared to resist Jason Weisberger

AI I interviewed the AI ghost of a famous dead porn star Thom Dunn

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

lawsuits Scorned girlfriend tries to sue boyfriend over ghosting her airport ride Mark Frauenfelder

Weird Freaky orb with mouth caught on video over lake, resembles Pac-Man Allan Rose Hill

interview Interview with Case Esparros, independent filmmaker and director of "The Absence of Milk in the Mouths of the Lost" Natalie Dressed

octopus I love "Casper the friendly Octopus" Popkin

politics Eric Adams now New York City's least-popular mayor in polling history Rob Beschizza

Entertainment Disney plans to expand The Haunted Mansion beyond the mansion Ruben Bolling

tabletop gaming What's new in tabletop gaming for August, 2023 Gareth Branwyn

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animation Guinness enlists anime legends for epic beer adventure Thom Dunn