COVID-19 New York's 'system for managing our dead' overwhelmed, says NYC councilman Xeni Jardin

Science Sally Ride flew to space 43 years ago today. She still has the best astronaut name. Séamus Bellamy

Science A new book, Poking the Squid, tells the scandalous, salacious truth about animal sex, in comics form Ruben Bolling

1980s In 1980, 300 children collapsed at a marching band competition and no one knows why Ellsworth Toohey

politics Saul Goodman returns to celebrate America's 250th Grant St. Clair

gadgets CrankGPT is an offline AI box for the apocalypse Rob Beschizza

Science T-Rex leather handbag failed to sell at auction for $500k Gail Sherman

treasure ship Mel Fisher's treasure hunters find another chunk of Atocha silver Jason Weisberger

Boing Boing Gadgets Score 5 years of piano lessons with flowkey for only $80 Boing Boing's Shop

guns Pasadena cops discover "just joking" does not stop bullets Jason Weisberger

animals Puss caterpillar is one of North America's most venomous insects Popkin

Science RFK, Jr. says "depriving" children of whole milk constitutes "a form of child abuse" Jennifer Sandlin

Science Eating kimchi might help clear nanoplastics out of your gut! Jennifer Sandlin

china China is using recruitment sites to buy top secret information Séamus Bellamy

History The Army told Hershey to make a chocolate bar that tasted bad Ellsworth Toohey

Comic Books Mike Mignola throws Uri Tupka to the devils Gareth Branwyn

bias Bari Weiss' CBS News swims in Epstein-related baggage Jason Weisberger

Games New God of War game does not feature the god of war Grant St. Clair

consequences Florida sues OpenAI over ChatGPT's alleged body count Jason Weisberger

tesla Nothing says regret like a $150k Cybertruck Jason Weisberger