tariffs Brooklyn electronics company Adafruit hit with surprise $36K tariff bill: "pay in one week" Mark Frauenfelder
gadgets This old dictation gadget was terrible at recording voices. Living ones, that is. Rob Beschizza
gadgets Minimalist Light Phone III gets an OLED display, camera and industrial new look Rob Beschizza
cop impersonators Couple chased by car with flashing blue lights decide not to pull over: "That's not a cop!" (video) Carla Sinclair
monotonous conmen Donald Trump is mid-speech when hundreds of bored rally-goers exit the gates (video) Carla Sinclair
architecture Turkmenistan's eccentric dictator built a self-glorifying $12m phallic marble monstrosity called the "Neutrality Monument" Mark Frauenfelder
marijuana Marijuana farmer suing police for illegal raid and leaving huge pizza party mess behind David Pescovitz
music Listen to Sub-Radio's parody of Prince's "Kiss": "I just want to say shut up to your kids" Jennifer Sandlin
Boing Boing Gadgets Save or splurge on one of these portable radios on sale for as low as $149.99 Boing Boing's Shop
electronics Far-out commercial for Sharp electronics from 1978 tape of Star Wars Holiday Special (video) David Pescovitz
werner herzog The curious history of the dancing chicken in Werner Herzog's 1977 film Stroszek Jennifer Sandlin