the moving image Interactive animation of why NYC's subway is so slow Clive Thompson

books In 2004, an author wrote a 233-page novel without using any verbs Ellsworth Toohey

Budget oven gloves from QVC leave customers with burned hands Ellsworth Toohey

science fiction Starman at 40: John Carpenter's forgotten sci-fi masterpiece, interview with special effects artist John Rosengrant Lee Keeler

rpgs Tabletop gamer's gift guide for 2024 Gareth Branwyn

typing Cheap replacement keycaps brighten my desktop Jason Weisberger

Entertainment Shigeru Miyamoto reflects on Donkey Kong's 40+ year history with a tour through Donkey Kong Country at Super Nintendo World Ellsworth Toohey

Science Germ theory denial is dangerous and on the rise Jennifer Sandlin

Boing Boing Gadgets MS Visio 2024—from data to diagram in a snap Boing Boing's Shop

Games DRM company Denuvo admits it can hurt game performance Rob Beschizza

Strange "pillar to heaven" photographed in sky over Thailand Allan Rose Hill

mistakes Funeral home apologizes after corpse tumbles out of hearse into traffic Rob Beschizza

tech Tech media ready for the dark enlightenment Rob Beschizza

Astonishing photos of humanoid flying over Washington Allan Rose Hill

crime Kentucky Sheriff who killed judge plans to retire; footage of shooting shown in court Rob Beschizza

Space Infrared map of the Milky Way charts 1.5 billion objects Rob Beschizza

law Sheriff who killed judge pleads not guilty and has not resigned Rob Beschizza

art Porcelain Ai Weiwei sculpture smashed by "notorious vandal" Rob Beschizza

bizarre competitions Wolfing down scalding hot biscuits and other weird contests from 1897 Mark Frauenfelder

art Surreal stratacut animation by Ellard Devane Popkin