Boing Boing: Tuesday, January 27, 2026

The Minneapolis Moment, Cosmic Recycling, and the Quiet Art of Resistance

Between the horrors, today brings cosmic wonder from the Helix Nebula, a CIA sabotage manual climbing the charts, Billy Bragg writing protest songs for our moment, and baby penguins getting the zoomies.

Dying star lights up the Helix Nebula

By Rob Beschizza

The Helix Nebula. Image: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI; Image Processing: Alyssa Pagan (STScI)

In the Helix …