tall ships Harrison Ford dedicates the Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge 'Millennium Falcon' Jason Weisberger

Entertainment Disney announces a new theme park coming to Abu Dhabi Ruben Bolling

"Paid protestors!" cries man who buys votes Jason Weisberger

politics Why is the Federal government working for Tesla? Jason Weisberger

sports High school runner just happened to hit opponent's head with baton (video) Ellsworth Toohey

Technology Video Game History Foundation to release scans of 1,500 vintage gaming magazines Ellsworth Toohey

gadgets Raspberry Pi Pico 2 arrives for $5 Rob Beschizza

kansas Badass pageant contestant confronts her abuser on stage Gail Sherman

Entertainment Competitive eater's jaw-dropping feat: 7 Pounds of Pho in 15 minutes (video) Ellsworth Toohey

batman A radical unlicensed queer comic book movie returns to theaters Thom Dunn

guns Murderer and firearms advocate Kyle Rittenhouse abandons his wheelman/mother Jason Weisberger

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

corruption Crustacean corruption scheme revealed in the wake of Red Lobster bankruptcy Thom Dunn

gender A brief history of drag in the military Thom Dunn

books New graphic novel for middle graders about what pickled herring might have done to Grandma Ruben Bolling

gadgets Oregon passes right-to-repair law Rob Beschizza

Boing Boing Shop This 9.7-inch refurbished Apple iPad Air is available for under $160 Boing Boing's Shop

Boing Boing Shop For under $100, this Lenovo Chromebook features 32GBs of storage and touchscreen display Boing Boing's Shop

late stage capitalism World's largest cruise ship, "Icon of the Seas," which includes the largest swimming pool at sea and an "Ultimate Family Townhouse" costing $100,000 per week, sets sail on its first voyage Jennifer Sandlin

cruise ships MSC Cruises promised to install Man Overboard systems in 2017. Six years later, a crewmember was lost at sea. Jennifer Sandlin