tree rat Santa Monica created a squirrel buffet and got a squirrel problem Jason Weisberger

cold Before refrigeration, one obsessive Boston guy sold winter to the tropics Jason Weisberger

mexico The promise of Mexico's Tren Maya has gone off the rails Séamus Bellamy

Boing Boing Gadgets Replace doomscrolling with smartscrolling—Headway lifetime subscriptions now just $70 Boing Boing's Shop

Science Newly discovered fish species looks just like Big Bird's best friend, Mr. Snuffleupagus Jennifer Sandlin

horror Time-traveling dinosaur movie looks like a lot of fun Grant St. Clair

fbi A couple and their pickup truck vanished in 2005, never found Ellsworth Toohey

taxation California should tax empty homes and dead storefronts Jason Weisberger

circus Dashcam shows Los Angeles cops dangerously lose their suspect Jason Weisberger

books New biography captures Doonesbury's 50-year sweep of American life Ruben Bolling

politics The Good Liars tried selling Trump bibles and got no takers Grant St. Clair

retrocomputing ZX Spectrum basic interpreter remade from scratch on the web Rob Beschizza

maps K6 Project maps Britain's red telephone boxes Rob Beschizza

movies Films more likely to star talking animals than older women Rob Beschizza

Technology OpenAI needs a 26x revenue increase to justify its buildout Ellsworth Toohey

nyc NYC bounty hunters earn 25% of fines for catching idling trucks Gail Sherman

travel Alaska's "Dr. Seuss House" is a stacked-cabin tower deep in the woods Popkin

Experts warn men not to turn scrotums into septic DIY water balloons Jason Weisberger

Future is now Waymo's autonomous taxis remain strangely drawn to floodwater Jason Weisberger

Science Humans are the only primates with a lopsided hand preference Ellsworth Toohey