norway In "Northbound," Jan Hakon Erichsen perfects the art of bread crushing Jennifer Sandlin

art Artist builds delightful, impractical Rube Goldberg machines for popping balloons Cory Doctorow

politics Terrorized by Trump: Los Angeles tourism down 61% Jason Weisberger

art Explore the imaginary 16-bit games of Suzanne Treister Rob Beschizza

Games Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 gets first DLC Grant St. Clair

gadgets Google readies blocks on "unpaid toll" scam texts Rob Beschizza

News Conservative British MP charged with sexual assault at exclusive London private club Ellsworth Toohey

art Golden Gloves to introduce Best Podcast category Grant St. Clair

trump 2.0 Yikes: Trump "doesn't know" his own surgeon general pick — but crackpot RFK Jr. says she's "fantastic" (video) Carla Sinclair

music Death Grips "Exmilitary," with Jane's Addiction, Bowie, and Manson samples, sees official (maybe?) vinyl reissue Lux Sparks-Pescovitz

Games Gears of War: ancient chest-high wall simulator coming to PlayStation Grant St. Clair

music R.E.M. releases remix of its song "Radio Free Europe" in support of Radio Free Europe Ruben Bolling

politics Conservative activist sues Meta over AI's false claims about him Rob Beschizza

Boing Boing Gadgets Stop Wasting Time — It's a $200 MacBook. What Else Do You Need to Know? Boing Boing's Shop

horrors $200 fine for woman whose pigs killed neighbor Rob Beschizza

alternative wins Confused Navarro says it's "good news" that the GDP shrank under Trump's watch (video) Carla Sinclair

politics Poor Michael Flynn discovers conspiracy theories aren't fun anymore Ellsworth Toohey

Science Fiber-optic cables provide early warning for volcanic eruptions in Iceland Gail Sherman

politics RFK Jr woefully inadequate as measles roar back Jason Weisberger

politics Public historians slam Trump's statue garden plan Jennifer Sandlin