economics Profile of Mariana Mazzucato, the economist who's swaying both left and right politicians with talk of "the entrepreneurial state" Cory Doctorow

education The two hidden intellectual moves behind the "progressive" argument against free college Cory Doctorow

class war Americans' happiness is correlated with spending on public goods Cory Doctorow

History Public goods are REALLY good: thousands of years later, the Roman roads are still paying dividends Cory Doctorow

Kindness never goes unpunished San Francisco issues a $1402 fine for a Little Library Jason Weisberger

Republicans As if plain old lies weren't enough, George Santos about to face Brazilian fraud charges Carla Sinclair

social media Tik Tok clips bring us closer to Altered Carbon-style"mindbites" Andrew Yi

boredom The next time you are bored in a public place, play the "T-shirt game" Mark Frauenfelder

law Alex Norris, creator of Webcomic Name, battles company that claims to own it. Oh no! Rob Beschizza

the mountain goats The Mountain Goats' "Tallahassee" turns 20 Jennifer Sandlin

hypocrisy Nike makes money off progressive celebrities, then donates money to far-right candidates Jennifer Sandlin

politics The origins of student debt Elías Villoro

apple Lufthansa "bans AirTags in luggage" after passengers publicly shame it with location of lost bags Rob Beschizza

prison labor Arizona makes millions selling imprisoned and unpaid laborers to companies Jennifer Sandlin

to the moon Tired of selling nothing in a physical storefront, GameStop shifts to selling nothing on their new NFT marketplace Jason Weisberger

Boing Boing Gadgets Five tips that can enhance your golf game Boing Boing's Shop

heists Watch this new heart-pounding edit of last year's South African armored car heist Mark Frauenfelder

russia Guitar amp tubes are an unexpected victim of Russia's invasion on Ukraine Thom Dunn

Vintage Weird The Johnson Smith Novelty catalog offered 600 jam-packed pages of vintage weirdness Mark Frauenfelder

COVID-19 Manila's new Covid lockdown only for the unvaxxed: stay home or go to jail Carla Sinclair