donald trump Trump reels in MAGA suckers yet again with digital "trading cards" Mark Frauenfelder

modern art One in 10 think they could sculpt a replica of Michelangelo's David. One in 5 think it's pornographic. Jennifer Sandlin

germany This 1987 avant-garde carnival had a Keith Haring carousel, a Basquiat Ferris wheel, and it's coming back Rusty Blazenhoff

homes A tour by Jean Cocteau of "La villa Santo Sospir" in France, with walls and doors covered in his art Gareth Branwyn

afrofuturism Mark Dery on the "everything, all at once" art and life of Jean-Michel Basquiat Gareth Branwyn

art Watch 70 birds play guitar in Canada Thom Dunn

art How a Black woman turned quilting into a surprisingly radical art form Thom Dunn

happy mutants Free to a good home: 70 washed, empty cans of Popeye Spinach Cory Doctorow

sculpture Learn about modern sculpture, and make your own Jason Weisberger

History "No worse employment exists" — Two Orwell essays depict brutal reality of 1930s working-class life Ellsworth Toohey

gadgets Methaphone: a clear acrylic slab to replace your phone habit Rob Beschizza

surveillance Comcast's WiFi Motion service discloses your movements "to third parties without further notice" Rob Beschizza

politics Lauren Boebert fails to achieve escape velocity Jason Weisberger

Boing Boing Gadgets Last chance to upgrade to Windows 11 Pro for just $9.97 Boing Boing's Shop

Entertainment Remembering Willis Wonderland: LA's creative hub of the 1980s Matt Maranian

retrocomputing You can still use plain text email—and maybe you should Rob Beschizza

Games One of the best Star Wars games of all time is on sale for less than $14 Gail Sherman

Supreme Court backs Texas law requiring ID checks for adult website access Ellsworth Toohey

websites No JS, No CSS, No HTML: online "clubs" celebrate plainer websites Rob Beschizza

politics Mamdani overwhelms Cuomo in NYC primary Rob Beschizza