offworld Is Metal Gear Solid V as big as David Bowie right now? Leigh Alexander

politics Irish councilor proposes tiny statue of mosquito blamed for killing invader Oliver Cromwell Rob Beschizza

gaming Valve's big Steam Deck update makes old hardware feel new Séamus Bellamy

lol The most infamous fanfiction of all time turns 20 Grant St. Clair

History From the Pig Town Boys to the Green Avenue Stompers: A 1954 map of New York City street gangs Ruben Bolling

infectious diseases Tropical virus causes "sloth fever" panic in United States Ellsworth Toohey

gadgets Boox Palma is a smartphone-sized e-ink e-reader Rob Beschizza

music Like good ole fashioned emo? Enjoy Scaffolding Natalie Dressed

Boing Boing Gadgets Upgrade your home improvement projects with the NeoRuler Smart Digital Ruler Boing Boing's Shop

names The real-life Barbie Oppenheimer has had a very strange summer Thom Dunn

movies The final Flash trailer does its best to try and convince you that there's more to the movie than Batman Devin Nealy

Delightful Creatures 14 dogs step into a canine conga line as soon as they hear their name called out (video) Carla Sinclair

art Celebrating the 35th anniversary of Star Trek: The Next Generation with mixed-media meme art Gareth Branwyn

Modern Low Volume Fabrication Nissan making replacement parts for select classics Andrew Yi

cartoons Today may or may not be George Jetson's birthday Devin Nealy

video games Watch Ken from Street Fighter in a post-fight media scrum Devin Nealy

tabloids Queen "kills" Andrew sex probe in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

Boing Boing Gadgets Scrub, mop, and polish your floors at the same time with this 3-in-1 tool, now $30 off Boing Boing's Shop

uncanny connections A retired sheriff and his tiny K-9 partner – who were inseparable – died the same day Carla Sinclair

Science Find awe in the biology of these incredible leaping maggots David Pescovitz