Just look Newscaster really admires hail Jason Weisberger

climate change Giant hailstones are breaking new records Thom Dunn

inclement weather Freak hail storms blow out car windows, blast through home roofs in Texas and Oklahoma Carla Sinclair

animals Freaky electric blue tarantula species identified in Thailand David Pescovitz

crime Man who was ordered by his AI girlfriend to break into Windsor Castle with a loaded crossbow to kill Queen Elizabeth says he's sorry Mark Frauenfelder

movies Viral spooky Twitter thread will soon be a new horror film, "Dear David" Jennifer Sandlin

music Watch Nathaniel Rateliff cover The Mountain Goats' "Best Ever Death Metal Band in Denton" Jennifer Sandlin

Science Thailand's annual homemade rocket festival looks like a blast Popkin

museum Visit a gigantic toad-shaped museum in Thailand Popkin

snakes Man wakes up to massive python biting his leg… so he bit it back David Pescovitz

tabloids Testicles in a jar (and China's invasion of America) in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

movies Barbie tops Super Mario at the box office Rob Beschizza

Technology Waymo, facing opposition against expansion in San Francisco, announces Austin as a new market Jennifer Sandlin

drm HP covers printer's USB port with warning sticker to make sure you don't go right ahead and use it Rob Beschizza

books John Darnielle, lead singer from The Mountain Goats, tells us about books he's reading Jennifer Sandlin

global warming Firefighting plane crashes in Greece, starting a new fire and killing two pilots Carla Sinclair

Boing Boing Gadgets You can now get a top-notch Lenovo ThinkPad for under $120 Boing Boing's Shop

deaths Freak hailstorm in Italy causes river of ice to roar down the main boulevard, injuring 100 Mark Frauenfelder

music "Jenny," a favorite character from indie band The Mountain Goats, is back in a new album called "Jenny from Thebes" Jennifer Sandlin

fast food Burger King's new cheeseburger is just 20 slices of American cheese, no meat David Pescovitz