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Study shows your sweet baby pit bull might be the least problematic thing about you Ellsworth Toohey

Science What would happen if 8 billion people simultaneously urinated into the Grand Canyon? Popkin

video Sigma BF is a minimalist full-frame compact camera Rob Beschizza

viral videos The secret history behind that infamous "Jesus Is My Friend" song Thom Dunn

media E.T. is satanic. The Smurfs too, don't ya know (video) Allan Rose Hill

politics DEI more popular than Democrats Rob Beschizza

COVID-19 Thanks to norovirus, there's a whole lotta poopin' goin' on Jennifer Sandlin

politics This year, order your cookies from trans or non-binary Girl Scouts Jennifer Sandlin

Funny Sneaking Kendrick Lamar's lyrics into the weather Jennifer Sandlin

big tech Eoin Higgins'"Owned" is a harrowing history of the right-wing billionaire tech takeover Thom Dunn

health Tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas is "largest" in U.S. history, says report Carla Sinclair

happy mutants "Humble Caveman" excoriates "Yabba Dabba Douchebag" Tempe City Council members for their hypocrisy Jennifer Sandlin

Boing Boing Shop Want to be more efficient this year? You need Microsoft's project management tools Boing Boing's Shop

climate change We've officially passed the 1.5° global warming limit we've been warned about for years Thom Dunn

Technology Student says University of Washington has threatened to expel him for a course-trading app he built for class project [UPDATED] Mark Frauenfelder

music "Failed second album" is a myth. Blame music critics. Rob Beschizza

google Father of 2 young boys loses $5 million after falling for terrifying new Google scam Ellsworth Toohey

1990s I called the OK Soda 1-800 number, almost 30 years too late Jennifer Sandlin

music Retrospective of the world-changing Yamaha DX7 synthesizer Rob Beschizza