Games Life is Strange franchise gets more desperate with Reunion Grant St. Clair

offworld Why games need to stop letting everyone save the world Critical Distance

offworld Why don't female protagonists often get to date? Leigh Alexander

politics Help! What the heck is this, and why does it look just like a cursed, melted Donald Trump? Jennifer Sandlin

funerals You can hire a mysterious stranger to mourn your passing Séamus Bellamy

crime Man shat in public swimming pool 18 times Rob Beschizza

History In 1803 a woman in a strange round vessel washed ashore in Japan Ellsworth Toohey

Boing Boing Gadgets Before you replace that computer, try Windows 11 Pro for $13 Boing Boing's Shop

nazis i hate these guys Noted Nazi cosplayer Gregory Bovino thinks he should be president Jason Weisberger

Entertainment Freedomland USA: was this 1960s theme park just a five-year land scam? Ruben Bolling

History On one night in 1888, tens of thousands of English sheep fled their fields at once Ellsworth Toohey

History Opening 80-year-Old WWII US Army C-Ration can with original chocolate, coffee, biscuits, and jam inside Popkin

Average bear Yellowstone grizzly introduces two hikers to the "find out" phase of wildlife tourism Jason Weisberger

History This archive of old personal ads is strangely moving Popkin

video Superman coaster stalls at Six Flags, riders forced to walk down emergency stairs Popkin

Games Stranger Than Heaven isn't just inspired by Yakuza, it is an official prequel Grant St. Clair

conspiracy theories This morning I met the "QAnon Shaman," and here are ten takeaways from our conversation Jennifer Sandlin

art A knitted human body comes to life in this animation Popkin

books An editor who read "Crash" called JG Ballard "beyond psychiatric help. Do not publish" Mark Frauenfelder

Science Shane Mauss's DMT "girlfriend" showed up in his friend's trip too Ellsworth Toohey