lucky finds A California woman immediately finds a 4.3-carat diamond at an Arkansas mining park Carla Sinclair

animals New York resident finds 11,000-year-old mastodon jaw in backyard Allan Rose Hill

late stage capitalism This holiday season, do yourself a favor and (re)watch Reverend Billy's "What Would Jesus Buy?"  Jennifer Sandlin

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gold Amateur gold digger finds $160,000 nugget David Pescovitz

Japanese culture Check out these Japanese erasers that go bald as you use them Devin Nealy

war on the impoverished IRS targets poorest households in U.S., study finds Mark Frauenfelder

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adventure What is a "robinsonade?" Mark Frauenfelder

Japanese film The longest running Japanese comedy series that you've never heard of Bob Knetzger

COVID-19 Face shields don't fully protect from "sneeze vortex rings," analysis finds Clive Thompson

gold Meet a lone prospector who pans for gold and actually finds it David Pescovitz

corruption Using data-science to evaluate whether Xi Jinping's anti-corruption sweeps were really about consolidating power Cory Doctorow

Science Laser "porch light" could be a beacon for ETs David Pescovitz

review Review: The Winkler Knives Medic Axe is as beautiful as it is expensive Séamus Bellamy

web theory Five years after Google conquered and abandoned RSS, the news-reader ecosystem is showing green shoots Cory Doctorow

Boing Boing Gadgets Boing Boing Gift Guide 2017 Gift Guide

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air travel Delta Airlines kicks man off plane for urgent need to use the restroom before takeoff Mark Frauenfelder

happy mutants What happens when your political photo goes viral in 2017 Cory Doctorow