spooks Latvia opens up its KGB files and names 4,000+ "informants," many of whom claim they were framed Cory Doctorow

art Giant head hot air balloon turns the countryside into a dreamlike scene Popkin

gadgets Aged & Ore's bottle kit packs TSA-compliant cocktails for travel Séamus Bellamy

crime Bag labeled "deffntely not a bag full full of drugs" was full of drugs Rob Beschizza

Boing Boing Gadgets This tiny tracker card can help you find your stuff for $20 Boing Boing's Shop

Boing Boing Gadgets Cut cable clutter with this 8-in-1 keyring charging tool for $22 during Deal Days Boing Boing's Shop

Delightful Creatures Vienna's graveyards are full of hardcore hamsters Jason Weisberger

Science Eating kimchi might help clear nanoplastics out of your gut! Jennifer Sandlin

travel The thrift store that exists because airlines lose your bags Popkin

politics The Norwegian Dawn cruise ship flunks health inspection Jennifer Sandlin

Weird Tiny conspiracy notes keep turning up inside sealed groceries in Pennsylvania Ellsworth Toohey

Weird Don't fall for AI-generated sob stories Grant St. Clair

Boing Boing Gadgets This 2019 Chromebook is a schoolwork machine—get it now for just $60 Boing Boing's Shop

News Safeway blames a "wood pulp shortage" for its handleless paper bags Ellsworth Toohey

History America's worst counterfeiter forged $1 bills for a decade Ellsworth Toohey

LEGO maniac Man steals $34K in LEGO, replaces them with pasta Jason Weisberger

Technology Southwest limits passengers to one portable charger Ellsworth Toohey

politics Med Beds: the QAnon miracle cure that costs $200 a night Grant St. Clair

Space Artemis II's state-of-the-art space toilet broke Gail Sherman

maker A $3 dot sticker system reveals which parts you actually use Ellsworth Toohey