new york city Patti Smith awarded key to New York City Rusty Blazenhoff

video games Destiny pays tribute to Lance Reddick, confirms further appearances Grant St. Clair

twitter Twitter now allows "non-toxic slurs" as long as the slurs are not hate speech Thom Dunn

review "Boston Strangler" offers genre delights over political truths Greg Nussen

racism School board member "jokes" that blue eyes are an important quality in superintendent candidates David Pescovitz

Sears and Roebuck’s monkey business When you could buy a monkey from the Sears mail-order catalog Elías Villoro

music Jazz innovator Wayne Shorter, RIP David Pescovitz

Disney Marvel's fake meta-musical becomes a real one for Disney's California Adventure Rusty Blazenhoff

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fake reps with fake names with fake jobs George Santos lied about his job to a judge, as heard in audio obtained by Politico (listen) Carla Sinclair

Cryptozoology This freaky mermaid-monkey residing in a Japanese temple may not be what it seems, scientists report David Pescovitz

gadgets The LOL verifier is a gadget that prevents you from posting "LOL" if you have not laughed out loud Rob Beschizza

David Byrne Watch David Byrne and Maggie Rogers dancing in synch to "Strange Overtones" Jennifer Sandlin

pride The New York Times called out for editorial bias about transgender, non-binary, and gender non-conforming people by its own writers Jason Weisberger

BREAKING BAD New Mexico might become the first state with an official aroma Devin Nealy

television Yes, you can now buy Walter White's famous underwear Devin Nealy

Food This Turkish ice cream looks like rubber and doesn't melt Popkin

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Boing Boing Gadgets This jump starter, air compressor, LED light combo is key for winter Boing Boing's Shop

istanbul Istanbul's Rami Library was a military barracks Andrew Yi