fun Sketchplanations offers a daily sketch to help you understand the world better Popkin

animation MeatCanyon takes on Mr. Beast's "blindness controversy" in a new video Devin Nealy

julie nolke Julie Nolke "Explaining the Pandemic to My Past Self" exactly one year later Carla Sinclair

time This cheap set of 50 colored pencils helps me pass the time Jason Weisberger

art Great deal on 36 pack of Crayola colored pencils Jason Weisberger

History Sid Caesar built the writers' room that taught Mel Brooks, Neil Simon, Carl Reiner, and Woody Allen how to be funny Ellsworth Toohey

youtube Why are car keys always kept in the visor in movies? Grant St. Clair

Science A 1977 trawler hauled up a carcass that Japan took for a sea monster Ellsworth Toohey

Boing Boing Gadgets PDFs have bullied us long enough — the AcePDF Converter & Editor is a one-time $24 for life Boing Boing's Shop

mexico The promise of Mexico's Tren Maya has gone off the rails Séamus Bellamy

Boing Boing Gadgets This app digitizes your paper clutter for $48 for life Boing Boing's Shop

gadgets Europe fines Temu €200m for selling dangerous chargers and baby toys Rob Beschizza

reddit "Smosh Reads Reddit Stories" is my new podcast obsession Jennifer Sandlin

privacy Occupy Wall Street co-founder built an AI organizing mentor that runs offline Ellsworth Toohey

art What happens when an artist draws Pokémon without ever seeing them Popkin

comedy The annual SNL joke swap returns Grant St. Clair

Technology Security researcher tears apart White House app and finds a tracking and security nightmare Jason Weisberger

worse things happen at sea When your yacht is too big for Monaco, Italy, and reality Jason Weisberger

politics SNL's cold open just proves Hegseth and Patel are beyond parody Grant St. Clair

Science A 1964 art school study predicted who would still be painting in 5 years Ellsworth Toohey