News Video: New Orleans second line honoring the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, in Treme Xeni Jardin
podcasts Musicland Stories is a delightful music-themed fantasy adventure podcast for all ages Thom Dunn
cats Pamper your cat with a Cheerble Ball: the ultimate interactive cat toy is 20% off Boing Boing's Shop
italy Italian ad with nuns eating potato chips as communion wafers called 'blasphemy' Rusty Blazenhoff
Delightful Creatures This video of cats escaping crabs, snapping turtles, and snakes reveals their lightning reaction time Mark Frauenfelder
Delightful Creatures Silly raccoon flips into handstand — then continues to walk upside-down on front paws (video) Carla Sinclair
toddler tantrums "Don Poorleone" Trump — mocked by Biden — cries about all the "hatred" against him (video) Carla Sinclair
politics Media Matters publishes useful guide to Project 2025, the extreme right-wing agenda that "represents a threat to democracy, civil rights, the climate, and more" Jennifer Sandlin