books Largest dictionary of English-language slang now free online Rob Beschizza

art The strange economics of setting your own cash on fire Ellsworth Toohey

travel Antarctica's winds permanently bent New Zealand's trees sideways Popkin

music What does a rock sound like when it's shaped into an instrument? Popkin

cheap but bad Trump's watch comes with a hilarious typo Jason Weisberger

why Your WiFi router knows it's you Jason Weisberger

Science Humans are the only primates with a lopsided hand preference Ellsworth Toohey

Science In 1997, NOAA recorded a sound louder than any known animal Ellsworth Toohey

False Hope AI's giant rural job machine mostly appears to manufacture hype Jason Weisberger

iran Cuba is bracing for a U.S. invasion Séamus Bellamy

bad idea FBI director's secret "VIP snorkel" at Pearl Harbor raises fascinating judgment questions Jason Weisberger

Boing Boing Gadgets Careful parents—this calmer kids' app is $59.99 for life right now Boing Boing's Shop

Technology Why the "It's not X, it's Y" AI tic backfires on its writers Ellsworth Toohey

AI Study finds AI server farms creating their own local heat islands Jason Weisberger

art This tree branch is accidentally NSFW Popkin

maps This dialect map covers all of North America's English accents Gail Sherman

law 22 Buddhist monks arrested in drug bust at Sri Lanka's main airport Rob Beschizza

movies Willem Dafoe plays a billionaire Onassis figure in The Birthday Party Grant St. Clair

california Suspect tries Spider-Man escape under Bay Bridge, it does not work (video) Jason Weisberger

Science More heat means more energy. More energy means bigger storms Jason Weisberger