travel tips Don't be a chump – check out these tourist traps to avoid if you're headed for Miami Carla Sinclair

Impressive 1.5-meter "sea snake" found by beach clean-up crew was something else entirely Allan Rose Hill

iceland Humans help baby puffins fly out to sea! Jennifer Sandlin

crime Blow-nado: Hurricane Debby dumps $1 million of cocaine onto Florida beach Allan Rose Hill

Science Black cloud of dragonflies terrorizes beachgoers (video) Allan Rose Hill

Boing Boing Gadgets Learn to flirt in a new language with Rosetta Stone! Boing Boing's Shop

News Man arrested attempting to lower Confederate flag Jason Weisberger

great escapes Gov. Abbott pulls a "Cancun Cruz," boasting about Asia trip while Hurricane Beryl pummels Texas Carla Sinclair

Weird Freaky orb with mouth caught on video over lake, resembles Pac-Man Allan Rose Hill

Boing Boing Shop Blast summer tunes all day with this portable Sony XE300 speaker, now $80 Boing Boing's Shop

News USPS suspends mail to impassible "sandpit streets" in Florida village Mark Frauenfelder

politics Jared Kushner suggests Israel remove Palestinians from Gaza Jason Weisberger

Is it safe to travel to Mexico, Jamaica, and the Bahamas in 2024? Mark Frauenfelder

boating Missing sailor is late, not lost Jason Weisberger

politics MAGAville tries to cancel Black History Month (and others) Jason Weisberger

let's save Neil Neil the seal causing quite a ruckus after coming ashore in Tasmania–again Jennifer Sandlin

australia This kangaroo frolicking in the ocean is having the best day! Jennifer Sandlin

witchcraft Mysterious "witch bottles" washing up on South Texas beaches David Pescovitz

animals World's most dangerous bird spotted swimming at public beach (video) David Pescovitz

animals Huge deadly cobra interrupts golf game (video) David Pescovitz