robot Blade Runner-inspired cocktail machine features that Orson Welles' Japanese whisky ad Rusty Blazenhoff

apple Apple's upcoming leasing program may come with a big caveat Gail Sherman

movies A24's Backrooms movie gets its first proper trailer Grant St. Clair

photography House-dwelling mouse is the best thing I've seen all week Grant St. Clair

politics DOJ just pulled Epstein 47,000 files. What are they trying to hide? Ellsworth Toohey

politics DOGE accessed millions of Americans' data with no stated reason Ellsworth Toohey

Boing Boing Gadgets A lifetime of AI-generated visuals for $29? Sure, why not. Boing Boing's Shop

pixel fonts Tiny pixel fonts are a challenge. With double-width pixels, they're a nightmare. Rob Beschizza

open source Open source printer aims to disrupt the inkjet printer ecosystem Gail Sherman

gadgets I bought a tiny television for my cat Gail Sherman

free music Moby relaunches free music library for creatives, with 500 new tracks Jennifer Sandlin

amazon James Bond is (almost) back in action Mark Cerulli

Entertainment "Chainsaw Jerry" reveals untold stories from Texas Chainsaw Massacre movie 50 years later Mark Cerulli

politics Kamala picks Tim Walz for VP, and Trump struggles with spelling Jason Weisberger

Business Tesla under federal investigation, accused of knowingly misleading investors Rob Beschizza

kickstarter Snuggle up with a Charles Burns "Creepy Crawlers" blanket Mark Frauenfelder

hollywood How a New York artist gave birth to James Bond's 007 logo Mark Cerulli

money Alabama to spend more than $1bn on world's most expensive prison Rob Beschizza

Games Game developers flee Unity after exorbitant price plan announced, but not everyone can get out Rob Beschizza

tiktok Listen to the full version of the viral "capybara" song, created by a 22-year-old Russian blogger Jennifer Sandlin