pranks Funny anti-littering prank used to advertise computer cleaning software David Pescovitz

litter Vote for your favorite–or most hated–Gallagher brother by throwing your trash away Jennifer Sandlin

Roadside Attractions Alamogordo, New Mexico is home to a 30-foot-tall pistachio Jennifer Sandlin

beach Chris Isaak's former beach property becoming a public park Rusty Blazenhoff

Boing Boing Gadgets Here's your chance to score an iPad mini for under $100 Boing Boing's Shop

politics Disco Elysium and the death of art Grant St. Clair

wales Dobby is dead and does not need your socks Jason Weisberger

bad ideas [video] Woman faces charges for hitting a golf ball and throwing a golf club into the Grand Canyon Mark Frauenfelder

san francisco Merchants in San Francisco neighborhood threaten to stop paying taxes and fees if homelessness is not addressed Mark Frauenfelder

movies How the Warner Bros store went belly up Devin Nealy

rpgs What's new in tabletop gaming Gareth Branwyn

Space Dying stars, steamy atmospheres, and black holes: Here are the first breathtaking images from the Webb Space Telescope David Pescovitz

History What were bad neighborhoods in Ancient Rome like? Devin Nealy

disruptive convoys Hordes of people pelt eggs at "People's Convoy" when truckers get stuck in Oakland traffic (video) Carla Sinclair

toy story Oregon's Department of Transportation rescues stuffed animals from the side of I5 Jason Weisberger

media New York Times' editorial board: free speech is a "fundamental right" not to be "shamed" or "shunned" Rob Beschizza

video games Gather 'round for the return of Earthworm Jim Devin Nealy

tabletop gaming Tabletop gamers gift guide for 2021 Gareth Branwyn

Science Is this a hyperspectral spaceship? Rob Beschizza

volcanoes A volcanic eruption unearthed a pair of sunken ships on Iwo Jima Thom Dunn