Boing Boing, August 5, 2026

An 1885 face-graphing book, a shrub-costumed cop, medieval two-part music

Happy Wednesday! Today's stories: California now requires AI companies to mark their generated content. An 1885 book mapped the human face into 81 distinct expressions. A police officer disguised as a shrub caught 74 texting drivers in six hours. And one in three veteran Appalachian coal miners has black lung, even as Trump praises the industry as a gre…