History Face of Catholic Saint Thomas Aquinas recreated from skull analysis Rob Beschizza

new york city NYC to put a floating pool in the East River Ruben Bolling

Business Beyond the Holidome: Remembering Holiday Inn's humid, moldy, fabulous indoor mini-resorts Ruben Bolling

Pee-Wee Herman A kid and his family re-created "Pee-wee's Big Adventure" scene-by-scene in quarantine Rusty Blazenhoff

gaming February is "Snag-a-Normie" month in tabletop gaming Gareth Branwyn

video Guy builds 320,000 gallon pool in his backyard Andrea James

star wars Cardboard Wars is a loving parody of Star Wars all in cardboard Gail Sherman

whales "Save Willy Act" proposes Coast Guard 'whale desk' to prevent whale deaths in San Francisco Bay Jason Weisberger

law DOJ moves cannabis from heroin's schedule to Tylenol with codeine's Ellsworth Toohey

crime Bear costume insurance scammers get 180 days in the den Rob Beschizza

worse things happen at sea California's ocean protections work, so naturally we're arguing about them Jason Weisberger

Games Top AIs insist on using nuclear weapons in war simulations Rob Beschizza

I love LA After copper theft, it will cost L.A. $6.3 million to relight one bridge Jason Weisberger

Going back to Cali The National Park Service sets its sights on California's busiest beaches Jason Weisberger

Games Pelletino puts a tilt-controlled Pac Man in your pocket Rob Beschizza

Technology A coyote swam to Alcatraz for the first time ever documented Ellsworth Toohey

politics Florida Cubans targeted for deportation Rob Beschizza

boot licking NPS determines that covering Trump's face invalidates your park pass Jason Weisberger

Boing Boing Gadgets This $29.97 Microsoft Office deal is basically a productivity cheat code Boing Boing's Shop

politics Trump's weed plan faces revolt from his own party in Congress Ellsworth Toohey