Science Someone put the dullest part of The Iliad inside a mummy Ruben Bolling

happy mutants Translating Homer's Odyssey into limericks Cory Doctorow

classics Emily Wilson's translation of The Odyssey Rob Beschizza

security Anti-AI security expert tries Claude Code. It worked. He hated it Ellsworth Toohey

The Simpsons Michael Stipe returns to The Simpsons with "Everybody Kirks" Jennifer Sandlin

trailers Trailer for Christopher Nolan's film The Odyssey Rob Beschizza

Entertainment Tulsa's glowing plant gallery draws fans from across the country Lee Keeler

Entertainment Meet the man who inspired the creation of Homer Simpson Ruben Bolling

In new book, math professor reveals hidden math in Shakespeare, Radiohead, and Pixar Ellsworth Toohey

gadgets Ikea to set up shop in Best Buy, but only in Florida and Texas Rob Beschizza

top talent Now's your chance to be part of a tattoo animation "flipbook" Jennifer Sandlin

language If your brain short circuits when you see something cute, that's gigil Gail Sherman

Delightful Creatures Opossum "cake bandit" recovering after eating whole cake Rob Beschizza

video games Fortnite is selling virtual shoes now Grant St. Clair

electronic music The Faint: 25 years of Blank Wave Arcade (Todd Fink Interview) Lee Keeler

Games Simpsons: Tapped Out to shut down after 12 years Rob Beschizza

bizarre competitions Wolfing down scalding hot biscuits and other weird contests from 1897 Mark Frauenfelder

Boing Boing Shop Pump up the jam in your living room with this wireless subwoofer for $110 Boing Boing's Shop

travel Roast a marshmallow in the perpetually-burning flames of Yanartas Popkin

music A country music cover of "Walk Like an Egyptian" Jason Weisberger