music Trailer for new documentary about the 60s-70s Laurel Canyon music scene featuring Tom Petty, Cat Power, Jackson Browne, Norah Jones David Pescovitz
gadgets Microsoft says 8GB "great for everyday use" after years insisting on 16GB for Windows 11 Rob Beschizza
Boing Boing Gadgets Your cat loves to play, and so does the Cheerble ball for just $27 Boing Boing's Shop
health A tick virus that needs only 15 minutes to infect you hit a record 76 US cases Ellsworth Toohey
politics NPR retracts comically specific article about Supreme Court's Samuel Alito retiring, after he doesn't Rob Beschizza
Science Liquid water may be two different structures constantly swapping back and forth Ellsworth Toohey
Sea Squirts Man accused of stealing Sea Scouts' boat probably doesn't get his old boat back Jason Weisberger
unfortunate spawn points Now space has been corrupted by capitalism, there's only one place left to escape to: Null Island Rob Beschizza
Games This interactive screen toy turns wood chopping into a calm, satisfying digital experience Popkin
anxiety Propranolol doesn't kill public speaking dread — it just stops your body from becoming a shaky mess Ellsworth Toohey
conspiracy theories Fred LaBour invented most of the 'Paul is dead' clues as a joke and was stunned when the world believed them Ellsworth Toohey
folklore The Bunny Man was a real hatchet-wielder in 1970 Virginia — but the internet turned him into something else entirely Ellsworth Toohey