Boing Boing Gadgets Panasonic's new Indian washing machine has a curry-stains mode Cory Doctorow

obituaries RIP Boris Spassky: "one of the greatest chess players of the Soviet era and the world, but also a true gentleman" Ellsworth Toohey

patents This US president is the only one to hold a patent Allan Rose Hill

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

politics Trump appoints conspiracy theorists to co-chair his transition team Jason Weisberger

copyright When Tom Waits sued Frito Lay for paying someone to imitate his voice Natalie Dressed

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

politics UK conservative politicians and their staff in private Facebook groups full of racist, sexist, homophobic postings Rob Beschizza

True Detective Here's how the grotesque "corpsicle" from True Detective: Night Country was created Jennifer Sandlin

apple A small change at Apple reveals how small podcasting's audience really is Jason Weisberger

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

toys Remembering the Sunshine Family, the "most 1970s toys of the 1970s" Jennifer Sandlin

tabloids Hitler raised from the grave in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

tabloids The coming alien invasion and a sweet-smelling Kardashian vagina in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

Marjorie "Jewish Space Lasers" Greene Marjorie Taylor Greene tells another lie about "Jewish space lasers" Mark Frauenfelder

aging A 45-year-old tech mogul spends $2M a year to make his body 18 again Thom Dunn

art Celebrating the 35th anniversary of Star Trek: The Next Generation with mixed-media meme art Gareth Branwyn

climate change Oil company blames Captain Planet for climate change in recent court filing Thom Dunn

artists Flea Market Follies: Hunting for Kitsch with Mitch O'Connell Lee Keeler

rpgs What's new in tabletop gaming Gareth Branwyn