humor "Be yourself. Unless 'yourself' is an asshole": David Sedaris delivers Oberlin's commencement speech Rusty Blazenhoff

books John Shirley's guide to wrecking your career in science fiction John Shirley

Space Newly-noticed exoplanet may be the Earthiest yet Rob Beschizza

politics Luigi Mangione shares first public statement since incarceration Grant St. Clair

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Kurt Vonnegut Kurt Vonnegut's 2006 advice to high schoolers who wrote him: 'Make your soul grow' Rusty Blazenhoff

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occult The Enduring Legacy of Parapsychologist J.B. Rhine Mitch Horowitz

Comics Substack is trying to break into comic books, with a ton of great creators Thom Dunn

History Why is the English language so weird and inconsistent? Blame the printing press. Thom Dunn

Spoken Word with Electronics "Puff It, Swines!" A memory of smoking Hunter S. Thompson's favorite weed. Ethan Persoff

Reviews SEX CRIMINALS #69 is a nice climax to a surprisingly touching story about mental health (and sex jokes) Thom Dunn

noads Channeling Timothy Leary on the Centennial of his Birth, October 22, 2020 Boing Boing

tabloids Kenny Rogers' body is missing in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

happy mutants Donald Knuth's Christmas pi surprise Cory Doctorow

books Boing Boing's 28 favorite books in 2019 Rob Beschizza

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

voting Gerry is an ugly font made from gerrymandered districts Rusty Blazenhoff

holy shit Jeff Bezos accuses National Enquirer of attempting to blackmail him over sexts and photos Mark Frauenfelder

art The Weird of Wendy Pini Rob Beschizza