Funny Skydiver loses then retrieves shoe mid-flight Andrea James

art Tentacle shoes support your foot with eight other feet Andrea James

politics An Iraqi journalist threw his shoes at George W. Bush, kicking off a copycat era Ellsworth Toohey

antiques Why are these antique pipes shaped like human hands? Popkin

Man on run after murder of trans student Rob Beschizza

maps Bedfordshire chosen as England's worst county Rob Beschizza

Boing Boing Gadgets Turn shoebox memories into digital keepsakes with this Kodak film and slide scanner for $40 off Boing Boing's Shop

Games CD Projekt Red pranks Witcher fans with fake expansion news Grant St. Clair

boom Booby-trapped insoles turn Russian supply lines into a guessing game Jason Weisberger

books The Muppets' former creative director made a kids' book with a hole punched through every page Mark Frauenfelder

Games Yakuza is getting another live-action adaptation, because the third time has to be the charm Grant St. Clair

gadgets Rob Beschizza

Environment Nature reclaims abandoned shoes in the woods Popkin

Science Research keeps proving we should talk to strangers more Ellsworth Toohey

News Epstein was a superconcierge for the elite: helicopters, Hermès bags, internships, and "tall, Swedish blondes" Ellsworth Toohey

trump Tim Cook gave Trump a gold iPad stand. Now he wants employees to calm down Séamus Bellamy

websites Well-made apps and sites Rob Beschizza

Games The next Yakuza game has a demo out now Grant St. Clair

fashion These shoes rock Rob Beschizza

knots A better shoelace knot Jason Weisberger