toys Why haven't toy laser gun sounds changed in 30+ years? Thom Dunn

politics Suddenly, Marjorie is making sense Jason Weisberger

politics "Dark MAGA" Elon Musk pleases himself by uttering an insipid witticism Ellsworth Toohey

death RIP: David Soul of "Starsky and Hutch" died yesterday at age 80 Carla Sinclair

sleep Laser light show on freeway meant to keep drivers from falling asleep (video) David Pescovitz

video games The Outer Worlds remaster announced Grant St. Clair

censorship How Margaret Thatcher changed the Ninja Turtles Thom Dunn

planes Fantasy nuclear-powered "flying hotel" is the Hiroshima of Hindenburgs Devin Nealy

NRA hypocrisy When Donald Trump speaks at the NRA tomorrow, lo and behold, guns will suddenly be banned Carla Sinclair

marjorie taylor greene Turns out the Greene-Gaetz "Put America First" tour is costing them a fortune (as in 4 times more than donations) Carla Sinclair

Science Tardigrades can survive being shot out of guns at up to 2,000 mph Thom Dunn

marjorie taylor greene All the reasons why QAnon Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene is a toxic threat, and how easy it would be for Congress to expel her Mark Frauenfelder

star wars Someone added lyrics to THE MANDALORIAN theme song Thom Dunn

Boing Boing Gadgets Security researchers identify "fingerprints" in 3D printed objects that can be used to trace their manufacturing Cory Doctorow

china China escalates the war on jaywalkers with automated shouting laser/squirtguns tied to motion-sensors Cory Doctorow

valentine's day Gifts for Lovers in the Death Throes of The American Republic Rob Beschizza

politics As GWB was a gift to late-night comedy shows, so Trump brings out the best in Congressional firebrands Cory Doctorow

fiction The Man Who Sold The Moon Cory Doctorow

art FILFURY reimagines sneakers as animals, weapons, and anatomy Andrea James

offworld Play it now: The Glorkian Warrior Laura Hudson