mistakes An Air National Guardsman thought a parody website for hitmen was real and tried to get work. Turns out he was messaging the FBI. Rob Beschizza

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

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

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

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

crime Man jailed after throwing ninja star at woman Rob Beschizza

Grandpa Pudding Brains snoozes while New York boos and boos Jason Weisberger

nazis i hate these guys Noted Nazi cosplayer Gregory Bovino thinks he should be president Jason Weisberger

kars ONE EIGHT SEVEN SEVEN KARS FOUR KIDS rises from the dead Jason Weisberger

Science RFK, Jr. says "depriving" children of whole milk constitutes "a form of child abuse" Jennifer Sandlin

spies U.S. using GPS to tell spies what to do Séamus Bellamy

mexico The promise of Mexico's Tren Maya has gone off the rails Séamus Bellamy