Boing Boing - A Directory of Mostly Wonderful Things

politics New blue paint under Reflecting Pool already peeling Rob Beschizza

Science In 1986, a Cameroonian lake released a CO2 cloud that killed 1,746 people overnight Ellsworth Toohey
History The ancient practice of mummifying a man in honey to sell as medicine Ellsworth Toohey
video Cow chewing grass through a fish-eye lens becomes strangely addictive Popkin
Safety Chicago storm hurls rooftop pool chairs into Lincoln Park traffic Popkin
animals Honeybee curls up inside closing flower in timelapse video Popkin
politics The Good Liars went to Freedom 250 so the rest of us didn't have to Grant St. Clair
Science A new book, Poking the Squid, tells the scandalous, salacious truth about animal sex, in comics form Ruben Bolling
Science The Vatican has run an astronomical observatory since 1774 Ellsworth Toohey
politics Fed Chair Alan Greenspan intentionally babbled meaningless slop and got away with it Ellsworth Toohey
crime The 'Phantom of Heilbronn' serial killer turned out to be a cotton swab factory worker Ellsworth Toohey
History In 1888, a French adventurer convinced Vietnamese tribes to crown him king Ellsworth Toohey
History Grandpa Pudding Brains announces another Treaty of Versailles Jason Weisberger
Comics MAD hits 600 issues; still, thankfully, hilariously juvenile Ruben Bolling
youtube Becoming a British royal with nothing more than confidence and an accent Grant St. Clair
movies Spider-Man continues to do the things only a spider can in the new trailer for the latest "Spider-Man" movie Grant St. Clair
tech culture Meta lays off thousands, monitors workers, increases the snack budget Jason Weisberger
Great Vote Caper Grandpa Pudding Brains brags about how rigged U.S. elections are Jason Weisberger
gadgets HP 16c programmer's calculator returns in collectible form Rob Beschizza
white supremacist JD Vance turns dog whistles into a brass section Jason Weisberger

Delightful Creatures Vienna's graveyards are full of hardcore hamsters Jason Weisberger

pool guy Pool expert explains Grandpa Pudding Brains' Lincoln Memorial Algae Farm Jason Weisberger

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Cat crashes Romeo and Juliet ballet in Turkey, bites Romeo mid-death scene, steals entire show Popkin

Report on AI use in business rife with AI hallucinations Gail Sherman

Games One of my favorite games is finally getting DLC, which means I can recommend it again guilt-free Grant St. Clair

Accountability Nahh "Mistakes are made": Grandpa Pudding Brains shrugs at school strike that killed over 100 Jason Weisberger

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