AI 2Dumb2Destroy is a new AI ChatBot trained on the dumbest dudebros imaginable Thom Dunn

law Martial arts instructor jailed 50 years for secret recordings of children Rob Beschizza

family values Louisiana GOP endorses candidate accused of whipping child and other "criminal cruelty" charges Carla Sinclair

troubled teen camps "Suck it up": no charges after 17-year-girl dies in agony of untreated infection at Utah's Diamond Ranch Academy Rob Beschizza

tabloids Bimbo Duchess and a giant UFO in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

beatles Dolly Parton earns rock-star status with 'Rockstar' album Rusty Blazenhoff

media What the Big Noise Tactical Media Collective was about Elías Villoro

genesis story Genesis story of the KONG dog chew toy Andrew Yi

Boing Boing Gadgets Defend the internet by learning how to become an ethical hacker for $42 Boing Boing's Shop

murder How RentAHitman.com went from a legitimate business venture to a weird honeypot Thom Dunn

Noble Six Microsoft pounds on the dead horse that is the Master Chief, hoping money falls out Jason Weisberger

police brutality Cops who killed porcupines for fun will do jail time Rob Beschizza

marijuana City sells former police academy to become a marijuana grow facility David Pescovitz

Watch: newly release dashcam video of driver evading attempted heist Mark Frauenfelder

tabloids Royal divorce order and Nancy Reagan's drug addiction in last week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

music Incredible sound imitator Michael Winslow (Police Academy) performs Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love" David Pescovitz

police brutality ReCaptcha reconfigured to train people on what is deemed "unacceptable uses of force" by police Mark Frauenfelder

novels An interview with Charlie Kaufman about his new novel takes a weirdly meta Kaufman-esque turn Thom Dunn

police Police militarization is objectively bad for police and for society, according to science Thom Dunn

podcasts Open Culture has a new directory of the "Best Podcasts to Enrich Your Mind" Mark Frauenfelder