law London Metropolitan Police Service bans Extinction Rebellion from entering the city Séamus Bellamy

activism Panda Express reverses mask ban for employees after public outcry Jennifer Sandlin

Science National Science Foundation director resigns after funding slashed Rob Beschizza

Ben Palmer Artists resist AI with the #StarterPackNoAI movement Jennifer Sandlin

Private security goons charged with dragging woman at town hall meeting Ellsworth Toohey

politics Study: bigots who hate one marginalized group increasingly hate all of them Rob Beschizza

Science High-fat high-sugar diets make you suck at games Rob Beschizza

risky locations Social media and map apps lead to most mountain rescues ever in UK, says official Carla Sinclair

politics Mortgage rates up, making housing more expensive Rob Beschizza

Boing Boing Gadgets Microsoft Visual Studio Professional: Premium coding tool for $28 Boing Boing's Shop

politics Sony joins the "let's fleece gamers" party with PS5 price jump Grant St. Clair

adorable animals Get up close and personal with Peanut the beaver Jennifer Sandlin

"Everyone Hates Elon" Anti-Musk protestors armed with sledgehammers turn Tesla into trash — and then into treasure (video) Carla Sinclair

Space How can you recycle poop in space? NASA will pay $3 million for an answer (video) Allan Rose Hill

Environment Eco-warrior chefs flee Sweden, leave 158 barrels of sh*t as parting gift Ellsworth Toohey

Food Space miso tastes weird—not bad, but… different Allan Rose Hill

investigations Coincidence? 5 nurses working on same MA maternity floor have brain tumors Carla Sinclair

Nature The sun candle: a rare optical phenomenon in snowy environments Popkin

Restoration Hardware CEO swears during interview when he sees collapsing stock price Rob Beschizza

chemistry Silica gel's secret history and path to worldwide ubiquity Allan Rose Hill