Archive - Boing Boing

Hungary’s musical road uses music to encourage safe driving

This road in Hungary has an unexpected safety feature.

4 hrs ago • Popkin

Lily pads are surprisingly strong

Watch an adorable pair of ducklings walk across lily pads over a pond.

4 hrs ago • Popkin

This tree kangaroo quenching his thirst is top-notch “animals drinking” ASMR

It’s no secret we love animal ASMR around here.

4 hrs ago • Jennifer Sandlin

Friday night fascism

Here, five ICE agents aggressively tackle one dancing fox.

24 hrs ago • Jason Weisberger

Fascinating 3D timelapse of Paris’ development

The history of Paris, France, is incredible.

Jan 17 • Jason Weisberger

COVID pandemic enters seventh year with no end in sight

It’s strange to think that the COVID-19 pandemic, which sent the world into lockdown seven years ago, never ended. It continues to kill and cripple us…

Jan 16 • Séamus Bellamy

Scaphism: the ancient Persian execution where insects ate you alive

If you’re looking for the most horrifying execution method in history, scaphism is a strong contender.

Jan 16 • Ellsworth Toohey

A teen Michelangelo’s demon painting finally identified

Before the Sistine Chapel ceiling, before the David, before any of the masterworks that would make him a legend, a preteen Michelangelo was painting…

Jan 16 • Ellsworth Toohey

Annoyed by loud phone videos? This app fights back with science

We’ve all been trapped near someone blasting videos on their phone in public.

Jan 16 • Ellsworth Toohey

Witness says ICE guards choked man to death; DHS claims suicide attempt

Geraldo Lunas Campos, a 55-year-old Cuban immigrant, died on January 3 at Camp Montana East, an ICE detention facility at Fort Bliss in El Paso.

Jan 16 • Ellsworth Toohey

Boing Boing, January 16, 2026

AI badges, witch windows, and McConaughey fights back

Jan 16 • Boing Boing

Matthew McConaughey combats AI by trademarking his image and voice

AI deepfakes are one of the great societal growing pains of our time.

Jan 16 • Séamus Bellamy

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