music 27 musicians try to interpret "Hit 'Em," a baffling song from a stranger's dream Thom Dunn

Science The poster child for psychedelic mushrooms is named after a country that doesn't use it Ellsworth Toohey

Games Exploring Grand Theft Auto 4's hidden history Grant St. Clair

Boing Boing Gadgets This $79.99 refurbished Chromebook is tougher than the laptop on your desk Boing Boing's Shop

mistakes British police officer accused of using AI to fabricate evidence Rob Beschizza

politics Trump Arch in D.C. to be tremendously large and golden Rob Beschizza

Delightful Creatures Keystone Kops get a physics lesson from falling bear Jason Weisberger

History Violet Jessop survived the Titanic, the Britannic, and a collision on the Olympic Ellsworth Toohey

News Washington Post sued over alleged surveillance pricing Séamus Bellamy

treasure ship Mel Fisher's treasure hunters find another chunk of Atocha silver Jason Weisberger

Boing Boing Gadgets Score 5 years of piano lessons with flowkey for only $80 Boing Boing's Shop

politics Giant inflatable Elon Musk appears in Times Square, protesting Grok's lack of limits Grant St. Clair

Games Indie Nazi-hunting game looks a bit like a playable Inglorious Basterds Grant St. Clair

retail-archaeology Retail archaeology finds the bones of Circuit City everywhere Jason Weisberger

pure energy Coal finally loses to the Sun Jason Weisberger

History In 1803 a woman in a strange round vessel washed ashore in Japan Ellsworth Toohey

archaeology Ancient squirrel droppings unlock Ice Age DNA goldmine Séamus Bellamy

Francis Cadell painting bought for $100 in thrift store fetches more than $250,000 at auction Rob Beschizza

News The FCC wants to make burner phones illegal Ellsworth Toohey

activism "Laxative" brownies turn Nantucket School Committee meeting into Schrodinger's shitshow Rob Beschizza