grisly crimes 2 young women accused of using murdered man's severed thumb to buy weed, alcohol, and Uber rides Carla Sinclair

Boing Boing Gadgets Inert Products: simulated suicide bombs and body parts for training exercises Cory Doctorow

LA Metro wants you to "Ride the D" Jason Weisberger

california Please do not poop on LA DOT buses Jason Weisberger

graphic novel Cartoonist Adam Szym's latest sci-fi horror triptych explores abduction and alienation Gareth Branwyn

horror This close-up video of a praying mantis eating a fly is pure insect horror Popkin

History Check out this medieval brain surgery grifter Ellsworth Toohey

ai art Fake AI "true crime" documentaries are taking over YouTube Thom Dunn

comparing apples to orange lemons Wow! Compare starkly different vibes when Zelensky meets up with Trump vs Harris (video) Carla Sinclair

politics Arm falls off 19th century mummy Rob Beschizza

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

News Puppy-killing MAGA princess Kristi Noem costs GOP thousands in cancelled fundraiser Mark Frauenfelder

homicides Gruesome: Teen girl spots severed arm on walk to school in NY — leading police to severed head Carla Sinclair

texas A harrowing reminder that wild animals are not pets Jennifer Sandlin

scotland Scottish politician resigns over "sexy" "Satanic" novels Thom Dunn

medical Employee of organ donor organization finds three severed heads on his desk David Pescovitz

Nintendo This 1929 cartoon is like an early Nintendo game Mark Frauenfelder

amazon Amazon finally releases a teaser for Invincible's second season Devin Nealy

film reviews Christian Bale manages his most eccentric Al Pacino impression in Amsterdam Natalie Dressed

crime How insects play a role in crime scenes Popkin