police How funds from major fossil fuel corporations help control police departments Thom Dunn

elections Meet Jackie Fielder, the recently homeless indigenous woman who's primarying a San Francisco Democrat in a state senate race Cory Doctorow

corruption EFF is gathering data on illegal surveillance of Dakota Access Pipeline water protectors Cory Doctorow

art Mad Magazine at the Norman Rockwell Museum Ruben Bolling

Caribbean Hurricane Beryl spares one house on Union Island. It's made of plywood and irony Natalie Dressed

gender The weirdly conservative story of a famous American drag artist from the 1910s Thom Dunn

Guided by Voices interviewed on their 30-year-old EP that became a cult classic  Lee Keeler

video "The greatest restaurant in the world" has South Park ownership, cliff divers, and a 600,000-person long wait list Ruben Bolling

music A statistical analysis of why people hate post-grunge band Nickelback Rob Beschizza

News Elon Musk gets roasted by Meta's AI expert: "your personality is trash!" Mark Frauenfelder

science fiction "Big Germs" — short fiction by Rudy Rucker Boing Boing

bruce springsteen The enduring power of Bruce Springsteen's music: a fan's journey Mark Cerulli

politics Native tribes ban Kristi Noem from nearly 20% of South Dakota Jason Weisberger

Boing Boing Shop Groodles is a $40 art therapy app that promotes mindfulness through creativity! Boing Boing's Shop

Science I hear phantom music when I use a white noise machine, and I'm not alone: understanding auditory pareidolia Mark Frauenfelder

magic This is what a great magic act looks like! Ferdinando Buscema

tabloids Trump's sex slave, a photogenic ghost, and Madonna going bald in last week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

Boing Boing Shop Become a piano prodigy with this innovative music app, now $40! Boing Boing's Shop

Republicans Boebert's humiliating poll results Jason Weisberger

video games Rockstar Games sues fellow studio Remedy Entertainment over new logo Grant St. Clair