politics Trump pardons billionaire for "brazen" stock scheme Ellsworth Toohey

art Drew Friedman's latest book: Shtick Figures: The Cool, the Comical, the Crazy Mark Frauenfelder

corruption British billionaire charged with insider trading Rob Beschizza

law Deadline for Trump to testify in his rape trial passes Political News

portraits This video of Brother Theodore sparring with Jerry Lewis on Merv Griffin in 1966 is incredible Mark Frauenfelder

oddities How a bizarre coincidence on a newspaper front page led to a stolen wallet arrest in 2007 Mark Frauenfelder

DC Comics Superman now officially fights for "a better tomorrow" instead of the American way Thom Dunn

tabloids Duchess Kate's pregnancy and World War III in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

movies The Porsche 928 from Risky Business is up for auction David Pescovitz

News Trump pardons Steve Bannon, Elliot Broidy, Lil Wayne, others — 73 pardons, 70 commutations Xeni Jardin

Joe Biden Joe and Jill Biden rockin' on New Years Eve with JLo, sadly no Mariah Kevin Reome

politics Biden transition team may take legal action against GSA for refusing to recognize win Xeni Jardin

LGBTQ Read this powerful essay about mustaches, Blackness, and masculinity. Thom Dunn

Weird Insane video of a paper mill explosion in Maine (no one was hurt!) Xeni Jardin

Boing Boing Gadgets Learn to play the piano, but not in that horrible after-school way you're thinking Boing Boing's Shop

tabloids The Obamas split, the Queen's bag of blood, and, oh yes, WWIII is coming, in this week's dubious tabloids. Peter Sheridan

happy mutants 2019 Hugo Award finalists announced Cory Doctorow

Business Consultants will train the crew of your super-yacht to take care of your fine art collection Cory Doctorow

fake news Princess Di's killer, Burt Reynolds is a killer, and a killer milkshake, in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

guitars These guitars are made from former Detroit landmarks Séamus Bellamy