football The Rock is buying the XFL Thom Dunn

virtual pets This virtual pet made of iron filings is somehow adorable Gail Sherman

olympics The 1904 Olympics Marathon gold medalist won while hallucinating on rat poison and brandy Ellsworth Toohey

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

Comics "The Golem of Venice Beach Vol. 2" boasts an all-star artist lineup Thom Dunn

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

Delightful Creatures This duck sounds like Marge Simpson Gail Sherman

tennessee Police release dash cam footage of beaver loose in hospital "looking to nom nom a Christmas tree" Jennifer Sandlin

fun "This site will self-destruct" finally self-destructs after no-one signs guestbook for 24 hours Rob Beschizza

music Delight in vintage footage of Talking Heads' David Byrne practicing his dance moves in the early 1980s (video) David Pescovitz

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

mistakes Influencer Kai Cenat to be charged with inciting riot after Playstation giveaway causes chaos in Union Square Rob Beschizza

Boing Boing Gadgets Print anywhere on the go with this portable wireless printer, now only $179.99 Boing Boing's Shop

law Sheriff's deputy accused of masturbating outside ice cream shop Rob Beschizza

gadgets Borg Cube PC Rob Beschizza

footage Check out this collection of archive footage from New York in the 1960s Devin Nealy

Home Box Office Do you remember HBO's delightful sign-off animation from the channel's early years? (video) David Pescovitz

Science Fiona Parkinson creates art from butterfly wings Popkin

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