weather Eastern US facing Teenage Mutant Ninja Weather Thom Dunn

climate change The NOAA has officially changed the definition of "normal" weather Thom Dunn

winter The frozen houses of Lake Erie Gareth Branwyn

picks Hurricane Hermine to Hit Florida's Gulf Coast with 'Life Threatening' Force Xeni Jardin

Boing Boing Shop This iPad and Beats combo is yours for $75 off Boing Boing's Shop

conspiracy theories Here's the truth about those white streaks that criss-cross the sky David Pescovitz

travel The cheap, perfectly-sized international travel backpack and a hardcase alternative Rob Beschizza

music The Swedish rock album that came with a supplemental reading list Elías Villoro

events Slow Impact is a four-day event bringing home the incremental effects of skateboarding Elías Villoro

Boing Boing Gadgets Keep your golf game up to par with the SLX Golf MicroSimulator, now only $100 Boing Boing's Shop

music Jazz innovator Wayne Shorter, RIP David Pescovitz

tabloids The coming alien invasion and a sweet-smelling Kardashian vagina in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

Boing Boing Gadgets This jump starter, air compressor, LED light combo is key for winter Boing Boing's Shop

UFOs Here's Einstein's curious letter about the UFO phenomenon David Pescovitz

music How I learned to love the hurdy-gurdy Grant St. Clair

podcasts What would Bartleby the Scrivener click on? Elías Villoro

food poisoning Two dead after eating raw oysters from Louisiana Jennifer Sandlin

The only winning move is not to play A new "quantum proof" encryption standard is broken by a low-end PC Jason Weisberger

Spoken Word with Electronics The Music of Stranger Things and "Universal Event Generators" Ethan Persoff

racism Weather Channel apologizes for TV graphic stating: "This is your weather my Ni**ers." David Pescovitz