spelling #VanLife: Donna Martin recreates! Jason Weisberger

mistakes A Massachusetts middle school paints "SHCOOL" on their road Carla Sinclair

spelling 14-year-old wins Scripps National Spelling Bee for 'psammophile' Rusty Blazenhoff

language National Spelling Bee seeks new executive director, d-i-r-e-c-t-o-r, director David Pescovitz

Republicans Mississippi Republican calls to "succeed" from the union after Biden victory Thom Dunn

History History professor and high school textbook author pushing to capitalize the "b" in "Black," and why that matters David Pescovitz

Boston Marathon A healthcare worker ran her own Boston Marathon to spell out "Boston Strong" but she spelled it wrong Thom Dunn

Kids Fun and helpful blog on homophones is coming out as a book Andrea James

Kids 5-year-old wins Tulsa spelling bee, heads to nationals Andrea James

Technology Associated Press Style: No more capitalizing internet and web David Pescovitz

dumb Grandpa Pudding Brains: "Most people don't know dumb has a B" Jason Weisberger

History America's worst counterfeiter forged $1 bills for a decade Ellsworth Toohey

art This clock sorts the 43,200 times of day alphabetically Ellsworth Toohey

Technology This guy used AI to document his grandmother's life on a personal Wikipedia and now you can, too Ellsworth Toohey

lol The most infamous fanfiction of all time turns 20 Grant St. Clair

books The Tokyo Vice author digs into cryptocurrency's darkest chapters Roger Park

anti-vax A preventable virus, a paralyzed child, and zero regrets Jason Weisberger

Boing Boing Gadgets 30% off Microsoft 365 is productivity, but slightly less soul-crushing Boing Boing's Shop

politics Florida Cubans targeted for deportation Rob Beschizza