Boing Boing, May 08, 2025

3D chess treats, papal smoke signals, and gold-plated White House drama

"Paul and Virginie" Furnishing Fabric, designed by Jean Baptiste Huet after engraving by Abraham Girardet and drawing by Jean-Michel Moreau, manufactured by Oberkampf Manufactory (1802), Public Domain

Happy Thursday! From sushi-shaped chess pieces (complete with wasabi pawns) to the historic selection of America's first pope, here are today's stories: Mc…