Nature Mysterious rotating island spins like a giant eye in Argentina's delta Popkin

real estate Scots island with ruined castle yours for $7,438,464 Rob Beschizza

Weird Living the dream: island sized for exactly one house Popkin

San Francisco Bay Area Unusual island innkeeper job opens in San Francisco Bay Rusty Blazenhoff

History Japanese officers cannibalized four American POWs on a Pacific island in 1944 Ellsworth Toohey

religion A cargo cult in Vanuatu has been waiting for an American named John Frum since the 1930s Ellsworth Toohey

war Grandpa Pudding Brains says Iran is in submission, they just don't know it yet Jason Weisberger

art The strange economics of setting your own cash on fire Ellsworth Toohey

travel Antarctica's winds permanently bent New Zealand's trees sideways Popkin

music What does a rock sound like when it's shaped into an instrument? Popkin

cheap but bad Trump's watch comes with a hilarious typo Jason Weisberger

Science Humans are the only primates with a lopsided hand preference Ellsworth Toohey

Science In 1997, NOAA recorded a sound louder than any known animal Ellsworth Toohey

False Hope AI's giant rural job machine mostly appears to manufacture hype Jason Weisberger

iran Cuba is bracing for a U.S. invasion Séamus Bellamy

bad idea FBI director's secret "VIP snorkel" at Pearl Harbor raises fascinating judgment questions Jason Weisberger

Boing Boing Gadgets Careful parents—this calmer kids' app is $59.99 for life right now Boing Boing's Shop

AI Study finds AI server farms creating their own local heat islands Jason Weisberger

art This tree branch is accidentally NSFW Popkin

maps This dialect map covers all of North America's English accents Gail Sherman