Boing Boing - A Directory of Mostly Wonderful Things

health A tick virus that needs only 15 minutes to infect you hit a record 76 US cases Ellsworth Toohey

"Mexican Batman" tapes suspected thieves to lamp posts Rob Beschizza
politics NPR retracts comically specific article about Supreme Court's Samuel Alito retiring, after he doesn't Rob Beschizza
gadgets Mass layoffs expected at Xbox, as prices go up Rob Beschizza
Science Liquid water may be two different structures constantly swapping back and forth Ellsworth Toohey
ugly DHS chief does happy dance after Iran exits World Cup Jason Weisberger
politics TED-stage futurist/longevity salesman says mass surveillance will make us behave Séamus Bellamy
Bear spray incident prompts evacuation of NYC hotel Gail Sherman
ever rest Everest's most famous body finally has a name Jason Weisberger
gloating Grandpa Pudding Brains celebrates Supreme Court permission to be mean Jason Weisberger
Tasmania's favorite 1,000-kilo chaos seal is back on land Jason Weisberger
Sea Squirts Man accused of stealing Sea Scouts' boat probably doesn't get his old boat back Jason Weisberger
art Browse 5.8 million works of art at the Last Museum Rob Beschizza
flags Flagdoku tests your knowledge of flags Rob Beschizza
movies Howl you know if Werwulf is worth seeing if you don't watch this trailer? Rob Beschizza
unfortunate spawn points Now space has been corrupted by capitalism, there's only one place left to escape to: Null Island Rob Beschizza
video DJI claims 17 stops of dynamic range for its Osmo Pocket Pro camera Rob Beschizza
law Killer dies of heart attack while disposing of victim's body Rob Beschizza
Games The Steam Machine Companion Cube was a lie Rob Beschizza
Games This interactive screen toy turns wood chopping into a calm, satisfying digital experience Popkin

design Side-by-side: how macOS app icons changed from Tahoe to the next beta Ellsworth Toohey

wikipedia Wiki Spy lets you explore 43,815 cut-out Wikipedia objects Popkin

tools Real Image Alphabet spells names using photos of ice, bugs, and trees Popkin

Science NASA's robot rescue of the Swift space telescope launches June 30 Gail Sherman

anxiety Propranolol doesn't kill public speaking dread — it just stops your body from becoming a shaky mess Ellsworth Toohey

History Star Tiger sent its last radio message at 3:17 a.m. in 1948. No wreckage was ever found. Ellsworth Toohey

Science Submarine crews heard a mysterious quacking in Antarctic waters for 50 years before anyone figured out what it was Ellsworth Toohey

History A stunt pilot doing loops around the Soviet propaganda megaplane crashed into it, killing 45 Ellsworth Toohey

conspiracy theories Fred LaBour invented most of the 'Paul is dead' clues as a joke and was stunned when the world believed them Ellsworth Toohey

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