holidays "Suspicious older male" who offered young boy chocolate was celebrating Random Acts of Kindness Day, say police David Pescovitz

drugs "Meth-laced candy" anonymously donated to New Zealand charity Rob Beschizza

tabloids Scientology doomed, Royal family doomed, and Island of the Damned in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

Boing Boing Shop Protect your real phone number with lifetime access to Hushed, now 20% off! Boing Boing's Shop

Japan Passengers burned on Japanese train after man's jar of chemical liquid spills Carla Sinclair

senior pranks Maryland students prank their high school, listing it on Zillow for $42,067 Carla Sinclair

DRONES Arms manufacturer sponsors new opera about the horrors of drone warfare at the Kennedy Center Thom Dunn

Boing Boing Gadgets Protect yourself and your family online with McAfee security, now up to more than half off Boing Boing's Shop

Funny Mystery of missing trash cans solved Rob Beschizza

Boing Boing Gadgets This online protection may as well be the next big digital superhero Boing Boing's Shop

new york times New York Times article lionizes Kyle Rittenhouse for his "bravery and service" Mark Frauenfelder

tabloids Biden's woes, Prince Philip's secrets, and Tom Cruise's exploding face, in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

television Stranger Things 4: Watch the new trailer! David Pescovitz

rape Woman convenes her own grand jury to settle her own rape case Jess Sabine

conspiracy theories How conspiracy theories challenge Snopes' mission to find the "truth" Thom Dunn

lou reed 1983 boner comedy 'Get Crazy' could be your next New Year's Eve tradition Janelle Hessig

Spoken Word with Electronics 'Nay, Nay!' Hear the 1960's Stranger-Danger Ballad "Patch the Pony" Turned Into a Halloween Horror Soundtrack Ethan Persoff

surveillance What it's like inside the CIA during Donald Trump's "Deep State" purge Thom Dunn

travel Airbnb's easily gamed reputation system and poor customer service allow scammers to thrive Cory Doctorow