gifts Tiny kicks: Candles and soap for sneakerheads Rusty Blazenhoff

robot Robo-party clown ignores Asimov's first law of robotics Jason Weisberger

Games New God of War game does not feature the god of war Grant St. Clair

Science The chemistry behind Garden Grove's runaway chemical tank Ellsworth Toohey

Boing Boing Gadgets Savvy PC users are getting Windows 11 Pro + training courses for just $20 while they can Boing Boing's Shop

politics An Iraqi journalist threw his shoes at George W. Bush, kicking off a copycat era Ellsworth Toohey

law CIA officer stashed 308 gold bars and $2m cash at home Rob Beschizza

cute This air quality monitor is a cute bird that dies when you need to air out your home Gail Sherman

Comic Books Revisiting the strange world of Dick Tracy Gareth Branwyn

music Bastl Kalimba synthesizer is really thumbsing Rob Beschizza

tech Upcycle your old smart speaker with a new brain Séamus Bellamy

books Cory Doctorow's "Reverse Centaur" book — why AI is hell on workers Mark Frauenfelder

Weird Caracas has a mysterious black highway goo that has killed 1,800 people Ellsworth Toohey

crime Woman refused to end call for plane safety instructions Rob Beschizza

History Captain Billy's Whiz Bang gave a pastor's Egypt trip the pulp treatment in 1922 Ellsworth Toohey

movies After 25 years, Knoxville says it's time to hang up the taser Grant St. Clair

Comics Real Life Comix: 51 true NYC stories from 66 cartoonists (and Moby) Ellsworth Toohey

Science Your drip coffee has more caffeine than your espresso — here's why Ellsworth Toohey

science fiction Mathieu Bablet's "Silent Jenny" explores what's left of us when the bees are gone Gareth Branwyn

Games Black Flag Resynced is skipping the RPG format Grant St. Clair