Kentucky is a backwards wonderland Heathens need not apply! Kentucky's 'Ark Encounter' is hiring Jason Weisberger

animals Never mind Cocaine Bear, this is a real cocaine cat David Pescovitz

fungus Whiskey fungus is a real-life Lovecraftian nightmare, only drunker Thom Dunn

measles Round-the-clock revival in Kentucky suspected to be measles superspreader event Jennifer Sandlin

honesty When adults stay silent, a toddler shows police where a Kentucky fugitive is hiding Carla Sinclair

#TennesseeSantos George Santos isn't the only phony in Congress — meet Rep. Andy Ogles (TN), whoever he is Carla Sinclair

deaths Shoichiro Toyoda, who made Toyota a global automaker, dead at 97 Rob Beschizza

movies Here's the horrifying trailer for Cocaine Bear and the true story that inspired the film David Pescovitz

politics Kentucky governor approves medical marijuana by executive order Rob Beschizza

law Drunk college student arrested, expelled after racist tirade and physical assault Jennifer Sandlin

white people being racist Drunk college student hurls racist slurs at very patient people just trying to do their job Jennifer Sandlin

Boing Boing Gadgets Win a ton of money before Black Friday with an early price drop on this puzzle Boing Boing's Shop

Science Kentucky house bill would allocate 2 million dollars for cannabis research Elías Villoro

books Take a creepy cross country roadtrip with The United States of Cryptids Thom Dunn

halloween Watch: Hundreds of jack-o-lanterns haunt Transylvania University in amazing display Carla Sinclair

Roe v. Wade The Pentagon will pay for service members who need to cross state lines for abortion Carla Sinclair

gun culture "Barrel Bands" are rings made from shotgun barrels Jennifer Sandlin

music Remembering Sneaky Snake and Tom T. Hall Jennifer Sandlin

President Biden Biden on the GOP asking for money: "I didn't know there were so many socialists in the Republican caucus" Carla Sinclair

medieval times University of Idaho sent email to staff advising against abortion talk and birth control access – or else! Carla Sinclair