mistakes Medical Examiner's mistake leads woman to carry father's ashes for 3 Years—he's still alive Jason Weisberger

History The ancient practice of mummifying a man in honey to sell as medicine Ellsworth Toohey

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

art San Francisco's wind phone lets visitors talk to lost loved ones Popkin

movies Moneroeville Mall hosts final Dawn of the Dead tour Rob Beschizza

lapd Woman cheers Knicks win, LAPD bursts in and kills her dog Jason Weisberger

aviation A Navy blimp landed in San Francisco with its engines running and its crew gone Ellsworth Toohey

california Five men left a basketball game in 1978 and drove into a mystery Ellsworth Toohey

politics Giant inflatable Elon Musk appears in Times Square, protesting Grok's lack of limits Grant St. Clair

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

Boing Boing Gadgets This AI tool turns your ideas into slide decks for $28 Boing Boing's Shop

solar power Utah City spends $400,000 on stainless-steel slides in the desert Jason Weisberger

Games Stranger Than Heaven adds Tupac Shakur to its sprawling cast Grant St. Clair

movies Fall, the movie about not falling, gets a sequel about an even bigger fall this fall Grant St. Clair

climbing Sherpa left for dead on Everest found alive Gail Sherman

Science Scientists sterilized soil. It kept breathing for six years. Ellsworth Toohey

art Watch a caterpillar enjoy a tiny playground built just for bugs Popkin

brains The brain-in-a-bucket drug lab is here Jason Weisberger

History How a businessman's hunch became New Age gospel Ellsworth Toohey