artists Benedict Cumberbatch reads Sol LeWitt's 1960 letter of encouragement to Eva Hesse Gareth Branwyn

holidays JOHN WILCOCK: A Xmas Letter From Hunter S. Thompson Ethan Persoff

HDSF What is Thionite? Science fiction's narcotic good stuff Jesse Sheidlower

Boing Boing Gadgets A deal to be thankful for: Get a refurbished MacBook Pro and Microsoft Office for $450 Boing Boing's Shop

mpaa Matt Berry reads hilariously prurient Matt Stone memo to the MPAA Gareth Branwyn

Edward Gorey Edward Gorey's macabre style penned on envelopes for annual art contest Rusty Blazenhoff

Boing Boing Gadgets Score your dream job easily with this $25 resume bundle Boing Boing's Shop

Boing Boing Gadgets Get a refurbished MacBook Pro and Microsoft Office for under $500 Boing Boing's Shop

occult The Enduring Legacy of Parapsychologist J.B. Rhine Mitch Horowitz

censorship Substack fires editor in "retaliation" for working with high-profile writer who switched to rival Ghost Thom Dunn

police "I run the county," Florida official in Ferrari tells cop in likely attempt to avoid speeding ticket (video) David Pescovitz

tabloids Bill Clinton searches Area 51 for aliens in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

music This website turns text into music Mark Frauenfelder

The inventor of Tickle Me Elmo was a Unabomber suspect Annie Rauwerda

law Zodiac Killer identified as Gary Poste Rob Beschizza

Comics Substack is trying to break into comic books, with a ton of great creators Thom Dunn

surveillance Florida cops use AI to target people for a new "enhanced scrutiny" program Thom Dunn

books The unseen archives of Douglas Adams Rob Beschizza

tabloids Insiders, sources and pals–the dubious origins of this week's tawdry tabloids Peter Sheridan