photography Harry Israelson's delightful pics from a SoCal Ren Faire Andrea James

pleasure What are the greatest pleasures of human existence? Mark Frauenfelder

Science A new book, Poking the Squid, tells the scandalous, salacious truth about animal sex, in comics form Ruben Bolling

wonderful creatures ★ Dik-dik snouts twitch for a reason — and it's adorable Jennifer Sandlin

Games Hideo Kojima joins the dark side; creates AI short film Grant St. Clair

Games This destroyed Nintendo 3DS restoration is supernaturally relaxing Grant St. Clair

youtube Car reviewer tears into the Cybertruck for 20 minutes Grant St. Clair

books Asimov's 1980 review of 1984 called Orwell scientifically ignorant Ellsworth Toohey

movies Backrooms trailer clips into existence Rob Beschizza

Science Scientists map clitoris nerve network in unprecedented detail Rob Beschizza

gadgets Grado herds old headphones into new Classic Series Rob Beschizza

prison Profound documentary reveals horrors of Louisiana's non-unanimous jury system Natalie Dressed

gaming The philosophical case for feeling guilty about your Minecraft dog Ellsworth Toohey

Boing Boing Gadgets Get Windows 11 Pro for just $13 Boing Boing's Shop

Reviews Logitech's Keys-To-Go 2 is a portable typing powerhouse Séamus Bellamy

"Do not feel absolutely certain of anything." Bertrand Russell's 10 rules for thinking clearly, from 1951 Ellsworth Toohey

language The 1817 table that reveals how words manipulate our thinking Ellsworth Toohey

Games Investors panic over Google's AI game generator, tank gaming stocks Grant St. Clair

media theory In 1935, a critic predicted how mass media would enable fascism Ellsworth Toohey

History BBC's secret 1949 comedy rulebook banned chambermaids, fig leaves, puns Ellsworth Toohey