Astronaut David Scott re-created, in 1971 during the Apollo 15 mission, Galileo's "falling bodies" experiment by dropping a hammer and feather on the moon at the same time. Simply, both… Read the rest of the article: Astronaut shows what happens when you drop a hammer and feather at the same time on the moon

Remember that guy who traded one red paperclip up to a house in Saskatchewan? Well, now there's an anonymous Bay Area woman on TikTok who is looking to trade a… Read the rest of the article: Can a bobby pin be traded up to a house? A woman on TikTok is trying to find out

Earlier this month, New Yorkers were challenged by their governor's office to create a public service announcement to "help communicate why it is so important to wear a mask to… Read the rest of the article: Winning "Wear a Mask" PSA is a real love letter to NYC

Game of Shrooms, that hide-and-seek/scavenger hunt for mushroom-themed art is happening again! It was started last year by Attaboy of Hi-Fructose and was such a huge success that he's doing… Read the rest of the article: Artists worldwide to play "hide and seek" with mushroom art for "Game of Shrooms"

We've been writing about Lea Redmond since 2009 here on Boing Boing. She's just one of those kind of people who consistently makes neat things — a real Happy Mutant!… Read the rest of the article: This deck of wholesome activities inspires mini-adventures

IT'S ABOUT TIME!! CNN: To ensure the crayons accurately reflect the world's array of skin tones, Crayola partnered with Victor Casale, CEO and co-founder of cosmetics maker MOB Beauty. The… Read the rest of the article: Crayola makes crayons in 24 new skin tones

My pal Shalaco sent me this video he made with the following message: As a photographer I lost 100% of my income due to the Covid-19 crisis. I applied to… Read the rest of the article: Artist shares 11 tips to apply for COVID-19 financial support

Live long and prosper — by social distancing! Potter Tom Edwards knows what's up. His new "Kirk and Spock's Social Distancing Alert! Mug" ($40) sends the message of "stay away!"… Read the rest of the article: Mug depicts social distancing the "Star Trek" way

If you've ever wondered when you can call yourself an expert, this is the TEDx Talk for you. Business Growth Strategist, Speaker, and Stand Up Comic David Mitroff shares his… Read the rest of the article: Industry expert: "When are you good enough to become an industry expert?"

Mimi and Brownie became close in 1942 while serving as World War II Army nurses. For 74 years, they remained best friends and talked on the phone every single day.… Read the rest of the article: The story of Mimi and Brownie, besties for 74 years

Tom Nook himself made a special announcement on Twitter Friday. The real-life musicians who play the in-game theme music for Animal Crossings: New Horizons had come together for a virtual… Read the rest of the article: The real musicians behind the Animal Crossing theme performed it in a virtual concert

llustrator Robert Jimenez was inspired to create the new "Garbage Pail Kids Kitchen" one day eating lunch. Robert is a longtime illustrator of Garbage Pail Kids (GPK) cards and was… Read the rest of the article: New "Garbage Pail Kids Kitchen" cards use real photos of food

Enjoy this blooper reel of some real "oopsy daisies" from early Hollywood productions, I sure did! And, if you liked that, here are a couple more similar compilations: via @hollywoodgoldenage

I have a new podcast recommendation for all you creative types — one that I think you're really going to dig. All-around great guy Jason Gots' latest listening venture is… Read the rest of the article: "Clever Creature" is part podcast, part experimental variety show, and all perfectly weird

Nintendo staffer Rob Heiret and his colleagues worked on the localization of Animal Crossing: New Horizons, translating its Japanese dialogue and culture for an English-speaking audience. Well, on Sunday, in… Read the rest of the article: Guy behind that Animal Crossing sea bass joke is tired of it too

Listening to people talk about their drug trips usually isn't very interesting but a new Netflix documentary proves that listening to FAMOUS people talk about theirs is. HAVE A GOOD… Read the rest of the article: Celebs talk about tripping balls in "Have a Good Trip" documentary

Conan tells it better. But, in short: A tee-shirt company in Boston sent Conan a local tee that didn't resonate with his experience of growing up in the Massachusetts capital.… Read the rest of the article: Conan O'Brien gripes about gifted Boston tee and gets the perfect one in return

Negativland recently released video for "This is Not Normal" is giving me some serious Koyanisqaatsi vibes. From the album 'True False' on Seeland Records, released on 25 October 2019 Negativland… Read the rest of the article: Negativland's "This is Not Normal"

My pal Jake has been taking regular "cigar walks" (as he calls them) here in our lovely island city of Alameda, California. On those walks, he started spotting some creative… Read the rest of the article: Folks are getting creative with flyers in this quarantine

The "transient bazaar" known as Lost Horizon Night Market is a covert operation. Worlds are imagined and then built inside the blank canvasses of empty box trucks. For the event,… Read the rest of the article: Lost Horizon Night Market returns… without actual box trucks