Archive - Boing Boing

Painters have been lying with mirrors for 600 years

In René Magritte’s 1937 painting La Reproduction Interdite — roughly “depiction prohibited,” or “depiction impossible” — a man stands before a mirror…

5 hrs ago • Ellsworth Toohey

Mandalorian and Grogu “final” trailer

We’re closing in on Mando and Grogu’s big screen appearance this May.

8 hrs ago • Jason Weisberger

Meow! FAA investigates viral audio of pilots meowing and barking

A snippet of air traffic control audio racked up millions of views online because two pilots started meowing and barking at each other.

8 hrs ago • Rob Beschizza

Boing Boing, April 16, 2026

LSD turns 83, your brain invented that color, and other Wednesday news

8 hrs ago • Boing Boing

Albert Hofmann’s first LSD trip, 83 years ago today

Albert Hofmann calculated that one teaspoon of LSD could affect 50,000 people.

8 hrs ago • Ellsworth Toohey

We’re going to be getting new Hunger Games movies forever

Looking back on it, it’s hard to believe that the first Hunger Games movie came out fourteen years ago.

8 hrs ago • Grant St. Clair

Grandpa Pudding Brains treats Epstein victims like a footnote, treats Pope like a rival

In a rambling press conference that managed to be both callous and combative, Donald Trump brushed off victims connected to Jeffrey Epstein with an “or…

9 hrs ago • Jason Weisberger

The Secret Life of Circuits book explains electronics for everyone

Electrical circuits have always been a mystery to me.

9 hrs ago • Ellsworth Toohey

A24 and Michaela Coel remaking Jean-Claude Van Damme’s “Bloodsport”

In 1988, Bloodsport was the quintessential Cannon Group VHS blockbuster, costing nothing to make and raking in $50m “despite” negative reviews.

9 hrs ago • Rob Beschizza

Your brain just made up the color you’re looking at

Here’s a visual illusion that catches the brain in the act of making up color.

9 hrs ago • Ellsworth Toohey

Crime may not pay, but for these three men, at least it poops

Some people aim for a clean getaway; these guys bring it with.

10 hrs ago • Jason Weisberger

Disneyland’s new “Leia Organa” neither Leia nor Organa

That nerfherder isn't scruffy-looking enough.

11 hrs ago • Jason Weisberger

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