education Field trip to Willis Wonderland included in UCLA's summer kitsch & camp course Rusty Blazenhoff

los angeles Judge orders L.A. to build shelter for Skid Row homeless within 180 days Jess Sabine

gymnastics Gymnast Nia Dennis brings internet to its knees, again Janelle Hessig

science fiction Come see me at UCLA tonight and then with John Scalzi on Sunday at the LA Times Festival of Books! Cory Doctorow

libraries San Diego! I'm keynoting the 40th anniversary of the Friends of the Public Library today (then: UCLA and LA Times Festival of Books) Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Burbank! I'll be at Dark Delicacies today! (then San Diego, UCLA, LA Times Festival of Books) Cory Doctorow

Copyfight Socal! I'll be in Burbank on April 7, San Diego on April 11 and UCLA on April 12 Cory Doctorow

eff To do in LA, April 24: come hear from the people fighting for Right to Repair, freedom to tinker and the right to know Cory Doctorow

los angeles Will Ferrell and Joel McHale visit the Hammer Museum Rusty Blazenhoff

racism Black and Asian enrollment down at top colleges after end of affirmative action Rob Beschizza

Boing Boing Gadgets Check off your college kid's dorm shopping list with this microfiber sheet set! Boing Boing's Shop

psychedelics UCLA plans a garden for tripping during psychedelic medicine studies Allan Rose Hill

creative writing Ray Bradbury used 98 dimes to write the first draft of "Fahrenheit 451" on a coin-operated typewriter Mark Frauenfelder

strikes Major union votes to strike in solidarity with pro-Palestine university protestors Natalie Dressed

twitter Twitter users will no longer be able to hide their blue checks Rob Beschizza

Delightful Creatures Vaquitas are adorably tiny porpoises and there are only about 10 remaining Mark Frauenfelder

art US Postal Service issues Dungeons & Dragons stamps David Pescovitz

law Top eviction lawyer barely sanctioned for citing fake cases possibly made by AI Natalie Dressed

gadgets HP covers printer's USB port with warning sticker to make sure you don't go right ahead and use it Rob Beschizza

police In 1933, police officers enforced a 3-second time limit on goodbye kisses on Bronxville train platform Thom Dunn