music Listen to Moby's new version of "Porcelain" with Jim James (My Morning Jacket) David Pescovitz

Science In 1985, a Japanese woman wrote a letter about bookstores making her need to use the bathroom. It became a phenomenon. Ellsworth Toohey

pool guy Pool expert explains Grandpa Pudding Brains' Lincoln Memorial Algae Farm Jason Weisberger

Cat crashes Romeo and Juliet ballet in Turkey, bites Romeo mid-death scene, steals entire show Popkin

Boing Boing Gadgets Stop relying on Google Translate — Rosseta Stone can help you learn for real Boing Boing's Shop

Technology The obscure iPhone setting that eliminates car sickness Ellsworth Toohey

robots Robots can kung fu, but can they summit Everest? Gail Sherman

growth Grandpa Pudding Brains algae-filled improvements Jason Weisberger

ICE Barbie Kristi Noem begs Yakko Warner to explain South America Jason Weisberger

mergers and acquisitions Fox buys the henhouse Jason Weisberger

Boing Boing Gadgets Buy Office and Windows once, then stop thinking about them for $35 Boing Boing's Shop

television Larry David's new HBO show is basically historical Curb Grant St. Clair

Business Microsoft may spin off struggling XBox division Rob Beschizza

water Lake Powell is approaching the line where Glen Canyon Dam stops making power Jason Weisberger

art A sculpture at CIA headquarters has kept a coded message secret for 35 years Ellsworth Toohey

Science How Claude Shannon used his wife as a language model in 1950 Ellsworth Toohey

Games The Elder Scrolls 6 teaser is now eight years old and counting Grant St. Clair

Science Decoding whale language could unlock new legal rights for them Ruben Bolling

History In 1896 a railroad crashed two trains head-on for fun and killed two spectators Ellsworth Toohey

Republicans MAGA Mike is sneaking around your Social Security Jason Weisberger