Boing Boing - A Directory of Mostly Wonderful Things

Science A computer the size of a star would nest Dyson spheres like Russian dolls Ellsworth Toohey

Weird In 1971 two campers recorded what a Navy linguist calls a nonhuman language in the Sierra Nevadas Ellsworth Toohey
History In 1942 Los Angeles fired 1,440 anti-aircraft rounds at nothing Ellsworth Toohey
russia Russia has 44 secret cities with 1.5 million people that don't appear on public maps Ellsworth Toohey
News JPMorgan Chase cans executive who stole trash can Rob Beschizza
Space Webb spent three days photographing one beautiful galactic mess Jason Weisberger
travel Free all-ages playground in Western Australia has a 35-meter walkway and flying fox Popkin
animals Cat goes full rider mode watching POV roller coaster on TV Popkin
Food Taiwan hot pot restaurant plays a fan video instead of running AC Popkin
AI Xbox raises console prices by up to $150 starting August Grant St. Clair
Technology Make your phone look and feel like a Nintendo DS Grant St. Clair
gaming Steam Summer Sale is back with Witcher 3 at $4, Cyberpunk under $20 Grant St. Clair
History The Strand once published a jade specimen worth exactly one fat man Ellsworth Toohey
History A Japanese doomsday cult bought a million-acre Australian sheep ranch to test sarin gas Ellsworth Toohey
History Om Malik, 1966-2026 Rob Beschizza
Boing Boing Gadgets Cut cable clutter with this 8-in-1 keyring charging tool for $22 during Deal Days Boing Boing's Shop
Games Retroid's Pocket Nova takes a second shot at getting 4:3 right Rob Beschizza
DHS ICE does in-person Instagram moderation now Jason Weisberger
RAM shortage Apple raises prices because AI ate the RAM Jason Weisberger
monuments Ignoring tire tracks, NPS hunts mystery Reflecting Pool vandal Jason Weisberger

art A rare Bob Ross painting could sell for a happy little fortune Jason Weisberger

Weird New Jersey has a road called Shades of Death and residents grease the sign to stop theft Ellsworth Toohey

History In 1858 the Thames smelled so bad that Parliament fled and Disraeli called it a 'Stygian pool' Ellsworth Toohey

Science Blood-red rain fell on India for two months and some physicists blamed a comet Ellsworth Toohey

Technology The $999.99 iPhone app that did absolutely nothing sold 8 copies before Apple killed it Ellsworth Toohey

History A mountain man spent 25 years eating the livers of the people who killed his wife Ellsworth Toohey

gadgets Leica's SL3-P loses the dot, gets 8K open-gate video Rob Beschizza

privacy Facebook employee data exposed in Meta's own surveillance program Séamus Bellamy

politics CDC buried this COVID vaccine study, so scientists published it anyway Séamus Bellamy

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