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Suspect tries Spider-Man escape under Bay Bridge, it does not work (video)
A daring escape plan, missing only the escape.
 • Jason Weisberger
Cops, not bunnies: Newport Beach chooses enforcement over art park
Newport Beach officials are considering building a new police headquarters on land currently home to “Bunnyhenge,” a long-running public art…
 • Jason Weisberger
Ubisoft just revealed one thing that could save the Black Flag remake
It’s been the worst-kept secret in the gaming industry for what feels like a lifetime now, but Ubisoft’s remake of their 2013 classic Assassin’s Creed…
 • Grant St. Clair
Analog horror pioneer Local 58 returns after a year with “Ad Spot”
As far as analog horror projects go, writer/director Kris Straub’s “Local 58“ is the only one I’ve ever been able to tolerate for more than a couple…
 • Grant St. Clair
Fired, but not evicted: Kristi Noem reportedly still living in waterfront Coast Guard mansion
Former Homeland Security Secretary and noted slayer of puppies Kristi Noem is drawing criticism after reports that, nearly two months after her firing…
 • Jason Weisberger
ICE deports man with U.S. birth certificate after traffic stop
If you thought US citizenship would stop ICE from deporting you, think again.
 • Jason Weisberger
Boing Boing, April 23, 2026
DOJ, chatbots, caffeine, and medieval murder shafts
 • Boing Boing
Congressman wants AI out of kids’ toys after chatbots got weird with children
OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, xAI, and Perplexity all say the same thing in their terms of service: children under 13 cannot use their products…
Anthropic’s “too dangerous” AI was accessed by guessing the URL
That Linux kernel bug Anthropic highlighted as proof of Mythos’s hacking prowess?
 • Ellsworth Toohey
Florida tries to gerrymander harder, may end up helping Democrats
Florida Republicans, never ones to leave a map untouched, are considering another round of redistricting in response to Democratic gains elsewhere.
 • Jason Weisberger
Your drip coffee has more caffeine than your espresso — here’s why
A shot of espresso is roughly twice as concentrated by volume as drip coffee, yet a typical espresso delivers 60–110mg of caffeine, while a mug of…
 • Ellsworth Toohey
Trump returns to his reality TV roots. Who gets fired next?
Donnie "Two Weeks" Trump only knows one story, and every episode lands on the same cliffhanger: who gets fired next?
 • Jason Weisberger
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