happy mutants Chestburster Christmas Ornament (and other delights) Cory Doctorow

nightmare fuel Fingernails lovingly sculpted into tiny feet Rusty Blazenhoff

Kids Watch how organic farmers use tractor-mounted flamethrowers on weeds and pests Andrea James

travel disasters Lanhsa flight crashes near Honduras, killing at least 12 people Carla Sinclair

politics JD Vance offers a toast as he is booed at the Kennedy Center (video) Jason Weisberger

music New evidence that The Doors' Jim Morrison may be alive (video) Allan Rose Hill

aviation Pilots analyze that near-miss at Chicago Midway airport (video) Gail Sherman

Japan A fascinating look at the Nambu-tekki cast iron process Thom Dunn

travel safety Today's plane crash: a midair collision in Arizona, killing two people on board Carla Sinclair

travel safety Trump fires "hundreds" of FAA workers — hours before yet another deadly plane crash Carla Sinclair

indigenous peoples Man from uncontacted tribe briefly emerges from the Amazon rainforest and smartly makes hasty return to the jungle Allan Rose Hill

preventable accidents Tourists ignore "trail closed" sign in Hawaii — airlifted to hospital 15 minutes later Carla Sinclair

searches Bering Air flight disappears in Alaska 10 minutes before scheduled landing Carla Sinclair

Boing Boing Gadgets Create full songs in seconds with this AI platform Boing Boing's Shop

guns Man arrested for shooting and killing stoned friend who said he could "dodge a bullet" Allan Rose Hill

guns Stoned Utah man tests friend who says he can "dodge bullets" — and shoots him dead in the process Carla Sinclair

donald trump Mexico has Trump's number Jason Weisberger

Space Asteroid flying close to Earth turns out to be douchebag's car Allan Rose Hill

armed tourists Capitol "tourist" pardoned by Trump shot and killed by Indiana police Carla Sinclair

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