texas Texas high schoolers compete in varsity barbecue Rusty Blazenhoff

deaths Malibu parent convicted in college admissions scandal died by suicide at his home Carla Sinclair

Boing Boing Gadgets Step up your TV's game with this discounted 4K indoor TV antenna Boing Boing's Shop

television Watch Zoe from Sesame Street tell James Gandolfini that he never had the makings of a varsity athlete Devin Nealy

Supreme Court rules 8-1 that school violated cussin' cheerleader's first amendment rights Rob Beschizza

Boing Boing Gadgets This dot grid journal is a brilliant way to give bullet journaling a try Boing Boing's Shop

documentaries Watch the trailer for documentary about college admissions scandal Mark Frauenfelder

pens I love Pilot Varsity disposable fountain pens Jason Weisberger

News Trump pardons Steve Bannon, Elliot Broidy, Lil Wayne, others — 73 pardons, 70 commutations Xeni Jardin

tabloids The Man Who Knew Too Much! Why China murdered its own ambassador, in this week's highly dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

Journalism Watch the first ever online Pop-Up Magazine, tonight (5/27) at 6pm PT David Pescovitz

pens Pilot Varsity – low cost, smooth writing fountain pen Mark Frauenfelder

education Christian school expels student over rainbow birthday cake Rob Beschizza

movies Fans of Hallmark Christmas movies now have a convention all their own John Struan

corruption How the "Varsity Blues" admissions scam punished deserving, hard working kids so that mediocre kids of the super-rich could prosper Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Brian K Vaughan and Cliff Chiang bring Paper Girls in for a perfect landing Cory Doctorow

class war NYT calls for an end to legacy college admissions Cory Doctorow

crime doesn't pay College scandal fallout: Uncle Jesse to divorce Aunt Becky Jason Weisberger

free speech Court sides with cheerleader punished for writing "fuck cheer" Rob Beschizza

pens Pilot "V" disposable fountain pens travel well Jason Weisberger