Boing Boing Gadgets A who's-who of tech manufacturers sent scaremongering letters to the Illinois legislature to kill Right to Repair Cory Doctorow

animals North Korea's zoo features a smoking chimp and a dog trained to use an abacus Ellsworth Toohey

law Vermont man charged with drunk driving in Canada thought he was in U.S. Rob Beschizza

animation Dudolf's adorable seek-and-find drawings hurt my brain Gail Sherman

tabloids King Charles to abdicate, and JonBenet Ramsay's killers caught in last week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

hollywood Kevin Sorbo claims being a Christian stifles his career, despite Tom Hanks thriving with the same faith Mark Frauenfelder

sports Sports reporter detained at World Cup for wearing rainbow t-shirt David Pescovitz

Funny Why have a Chia Pet when you can have a Murby? Popkin

art Celebrating the 35th anniversary of Star Trek: The Next Generation with mixed-media meme art Gareth Branwyn

tabloids Monkeypox is a Chinese bioweapon in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

fonts Click your way to your favorite monospace font Rob Beschizza

iowa A journalist jokingly proposed in a headline. A decade later, they're married Annie Rauwerda

diamonds Shiny rocks that sparked the mad South African diamond rush this month were actually just quartz David Pescovitz

battle of the bay The E-40 and Too $hort Verzuz battle is more popular than Christmas this year Janelle Hessig

christmas Does the creepy Santa mask from "It's a Wonderful Life" exist somewhere? Rusty Blazenhoff

Behold the Drawstring Piglet Electric Luminous Concert Walking Doll Crystal Pig Mark Frauenfelder

Weird Hey weirdo, the Pagan Breakfast God Mask has arrived Rusty Blazenhoff

scholarship German neofascists used Qanon to expand their reach Cory Doctorow