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Posted on: 17 October 2026 | 4:00 pm

Gorgeous new monarch butterfly exhibit at NYC's Museum of Natural History

On Friday, a new exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City opened: Monarch's Journey, featuring the work of cartoonist Peter Kuper. From a museum statement: "Wrapping the walls near the Museum's extensive butterfly research collection in the Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation, the exhibit explores the challenges monarchs face on their 3,000-mile flight through Kuper's bold illustrations, accompanied by a video installation of monarchs in motion. — Read the rest The post Gorgeous new monarch butterfly exhibit at NYC's Museum of Natural History appeared first on Boing Boing.

Posted on: 17 October 2026 | 2:58 pm

Windows 11 Pro costs less than lunch right now at $9.97

TL;DR: Get a Windows 11 Pro license for $9.97 (reg. $199) through October 20, with BitLocker, Hyper-V, and Copilot included. Windows 11 Home leaves out the encryption and virtualization tools that IT folks and developers rely on. A Windows 11 Pro lifetime license restores them, and it's on sale for $9.97 (reg. — Read the rest The post Windows 11 Pro costs less than lunch right now at $9.97 appeared first on Boing Boing.

Posted on: 17 October 2026 | 10:00 am

Tattoo ink can be turned on and off with light

Tattoos are permanent, but a new technique developed by researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder allows them to be turned on and off. In a study in Matter & Light, researchers detail a technique using photochromic dye in tiny plexiglass spheres as tattoo ink. — Read the rest The post Tattoo ink can be turned on and off with light appeared first on Boing Boing.

Posted on: 17 October 2026 | 9:28 am

Dementia Don discovers Abdul El-Sayed's middle name is Mohamed and declares victory over "a jihadist"

Grandpa Pudding Brains has spent a week making up reasons he calls Michigan's Abdul El-Sayed "Mohammed," as if we don't already understand. Apparently, after reading the man's full legal name, Encyclopedia Trump made a huge discovery and announced today: "his middle name is Mohammed." — Read the rest The post Dementia Don discovers Abdul El-Sayed's middle name is Mohamed and declares victory over "a jihadist" appeared first on Boing Boing.

Posted on: 16 October 2026 | 6:25 pm

Trump wants Ukraine to stop hitting Russian refineries. The White House throttled the wrong drones

Coincidentally, at the same time, not a puppet but a convicted criminal, Donald Trump wants Ukraine to stop blowing up Russian oil refineries; someone inside the White House ordered Ukraine's Starshield military satellite service to be slowed to a crawl. Diaper Don calls the attacks a "disgrace," and blames them, not his war in Iran, for skyrocketing energy prices. — Read the rest The post Trump wants Ukraine to stop hitting Russian refineries. The White House throttled the wrong drones appeared first on Boing Boing.

Posted on: 16 October 2026 | 4:02 pm

Katie Zacharia's first White House press briefing was also her last

Katie Zacharia will no longer have to struggle with the public-speaking part of the White House Press Secretary job, as she was fired. The White House calls this: "transitioning into a new role." On Tuesday, the White House celebrated its new Press Secretary, Katie Zacharia, for delivering a "commanding inaugural press briefing." — Read the rest The post Katie Zacharia's first White House press briefing was also her last appeared first on Boing Boing.

Posted on: 16 October 2026 | 3:44 pm

Lettuce may soon have a lot more protein

Depending on the variety, a serving of lettuce has about 0.5 to 1 gram of protein, but scientists are working to change that. It turns out that chloroplasts, which usually produce chlorophyll, can be modified to make myoglobin, a protein found in meat, instead. — Read the rest The post Lettuce may soon have a lot more protein appeared first on Boing Boing.

Posted on: 16 October 2026 | 3:32 pm

9 foot 7 bridge claims another victim

The Linden Ave Bridge in Zanesville, Ohio continues the tradition of humbling clueless truck drivers. Once again, the flashing lights, ear-splitting siren, and copious signage do nothing to deter the driver of this box truck, who confidently slams into the protective barrier, peeling open an impressive chunk of the truck. — Read the rest The post 9 foot 7 bridge claims another victim appeared first on Boing Boing.

Posted on: 16 October 2026 | 3:24 pm

Now play Pokémon with your friends

Hey, remember Pokémon Platinum Version? You know, the best game of Pokémon's best era? Giant fictionalized Hokkaido to explore, evil team that wanted to make the world a nightmare dimension? If you've been hankering to revisit the best of the DS (which I kind of have lately, as it and its rival the PSP re-enter the zeitgeist thanks to hipsters), you no longer have to do it alone. — Read the rest The post Now play Pokémon with your friends appeared first on Boing Boing.

Posted on: 16 October 2026 | 10:21 am

After 13 years: the Final Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer

After thirteen years of waiting, it feels nothing short of surreal to even think the words 'final GTA 6 trailer'. We've suffered through paywalled advertising, shockingly expensive collectors' editions, and the preceding decade of complete radio silence, but we're finally here. — Read the rest The post After 13 years: the Final Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer appeared first on Boing Boing.

Posted on: 16 October 2026 | 10:19 am

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Posted on: 15 October 2026 | 4:00 pm

Katie Zacharia says she was "very careful" about calling herself a lawyer after failing the bar

Trump's latest press secretary failed the California bar and has never been admitted to practice law anywhere in the United States of America. Despite this, Zacharia claims she has been very careful when calling herself "a lawyer." Our new White House press secretary claims she consulted "many people in the field" to ask whether having a J.D. — Read the rest The post Katie Zacharia says she was "very careful" about calling herself a lawyer after failing the bar appeared first on Boing Boing.

Posted on: 15 October 2026 | 3:36 pm

Trump's almost-attorney general Matt Gaetz is now a defendant in a sex-trafficking lawsuit

Former congressperson from the state of Florida and oft-accused sex trafficker Matt Gaetz has long said he'd like to face his accusers. Two of them just sued him, alleging he participated in a sex-trafficking scheme. After years of saying he'd like to confront his accusers, Jane Doe 1 and Jane Doe 2 have filed a lawsuit against Matt Gaetz, giving him the opportunity. — Read the rest The post Trump's almost-attorney general Matt Gaetz is now a defendant in a sex-trafficking lawsuit appeared first on Boing Boing.

Posted on: 15 October 2026 | 1:06 pm

Spec Guinness ad captures the brilliance of stout and lets Mark Zuckerberg be the punchline

Facebook CEO and noted alien presence on Earth Mark Zuckerberg took one sip of Guinness and gave the world a face that Famous Campaigns immediately turned into a spec ad for the famous beer brand. The inevitable billboard: three frames of Zuck trying to process the stout followed by "It's not for everyone. — Read the rest The post Spec Guinness ad captures the brilliance of stout and lets Mark Zuckerberg be the punchline appeared first on Boing Boing.

Posted on: 15 October 2026 | 12:54 pm

Trump would like a robot Trump to campaign while human Trump watches Trump on TV

Having just promised the American people that robots would not take over the country, Donald Trump announced he'd like a robot to do his job, so he can sit home and watch TV. "You wouldn't know the difference," claimed Diaper Don, describing his replacement: Bender J. — Read the rest The post Trump would like a robot Trump to campaign while human Trump watches Trump on TV appeared first on Boing Boing.

Posted on: 15 October 2026 | 12:39 pm

Fencing game Nidhogg gets major update after 12 years

Nidhogg, Mark Essen's wonderfully-animated 2D fencing game, now has an improved online multiplayer mode—an upgrade added more than 12 years after the indie classic's original release (in 2010, when it was in development, I described it as "Mechner on acid," which it is). — Read the rest The post Fencing game Nidhogg gets major update after 12 years appeared first on Boing Boing.

Posted on: 15 October 2026 | 11:31 am

R. Sikoryak's latest word-for-word comics adaptation of America's foundational documents

R. Sikoryak is a cartooning mimic of incredible ability, drawing in the style of any other cartoonist with absolute precision. Boing Boing has written about his previous projects taking legal documents and illustrating them using various famous cartoonist styles and comics characters. — Read the rest The post R. Sikoryak's latest word-for-word comics adaptation of America's foundational documents appeared first on Boing Boing.

Posted on: 15 October 2026 | 11:14 am

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 debuts with suitably action-packed trailer

Hey, did you know season 2 of Cyberpunk Edgerunners comes out in a week? I was one of many who expected Cyberpunk 2077's tie-in anime to be little more than a one-off, especially since the game's sequel is still years off and will probably be launching for the PS6. — Read the rest The post Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 debuts with suitably action-packed trailer appeared first on Boing Boing.

Posted on: 15 October 2026 | 11:13 am

Britain's typical "terrorist" now a 60 year-old woman

A stark graph showing a 1,533% increase in terror arrests in the U.K. this year comes with an interesting asterisk: it's mostly protestors whose "terror" offense occurred at pro-Palestinian marches, typically in the form of spoken or printed messages supporting Palestine Action and related slogans. — Read the rest The post Britain's typical "terrorist" now a 60 year-old woman appeared first on Boing Boing.

Posted on: 15 October 2026 | 10:05 am

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Posted on: 14 October 2026 | 4:00 pm

At least part of Star Citizen will finally be out soon, allegedly

If you like spacefaring video games in any capacity, you've already heard of Star Citizen, the massive MMO… in SPACE! from Wing Commander creator Chris Roberts that's been crowdfunded to the tune of a billion dollars. To hear Roberts and his adherents talk about the game, it'll do everything from buttering your toast to curing cancer… juuuuuust as soon as it releases. — Read the rest The post At least part of Star Citizen will finally be out soon, allegedly appeared first on Boing Boing.

Posted on: 14 October 2026 | 3:35 pm

Watch Triumph of the Nerds, the 1996 documentary about the rise of Bill Gates and Steve Jobs

Mark Stephens, better known under the pen name Robert X. Cringely, died last week at 73. Stephens chronicled the tech industry of the late 1980s and early 1990s—the age of Bill Gates' rise, Steve Jobs' repose, the dawn of the world wide web—and produced the famed documetary Triumph of the Nerds, based on his own bestselling Accidental Empires. — Read the rest The post Watch Triumph of the Nerds, the 1996 documentary about the rise of Bill Gates and Steve Jobs appeared first on Boing Boing.

Posted on: 14 October 2026 | 1:51 pm

Tom the Dancing Bug: A Calvinesque and Hobbesian look at the midterms

Tom the Dancing Bug, IN WHICH the little scamp president Donald and his imaginary publicist John prepare for the midterms -Good people, please join the team that makes it possible for your friendly neighborhood comic strip Tom the Dancing Bug to exist in this hostile Trumpverse! — Read the rest The post Tom the Dancing Bug: A Calvinesque and Hobbesian look at the midterms appeared first on Boing Boing.

Posted on: 14 October 2026 | 1:47 pm

Spud gun not on ballot as Idaho Voters choose official state firearm

Here's a wild shot at getting voters to turn out for the midterm elections: have them vote for their favorite gun. The question "Which of the following guns should be designated as the state gun of Idaho?" will be on ballots there after legislators unanimously approved it and Governor Brad Little signed the measure. — Read the rest The post Spud gun not on ballot as Idaho Voters choose official state firearm appeared first on Boing Boing.

Posted on: 14 October 2026 | 12:51 pm