50 years ago this month, our species placed its first footprint on the moon… and we've been leaving space junk there ever since. I mostly kid: the limits of our… Read the rest of the article: Watch the CBS broadcast of the moon landing, old school commercials and all

Hey! Remember last month when the World Health Organization was like 'nah, let's not declare this outbreak of a viral hemorrhagic fever that's killed over 1,000 people this time around… Read the rest of the article: Ebola outbreak declared a public health emergency of international concern

Thor: Ragnarok was, by one million miles (or parsecs, if you will) one of the most delightful surprises in a decade of superhero flicks. Much of the film's charm was… Read the rest of the article: Taika Waititi's directing Thor 4!

I'm not sure if the first thing on my to-do list with a late model $1,000 handset would be to tether it to a whack of party balloons and launch… Read the rest of the article: Man launches iPhone XS into the sky because reasons

I loved The Mummy back in the day… although it hasn't held up very well. If I were home and dying of the flu in bed, I wouldn't use the… Read the rest of the article: The Corridor Crew give The Scorpion King a facelift

Microsoft has a history of attempting to give Microsoft das boot (yes, I know boots in German is stiefel, but work with me here…)

I want XCOM 2 on the Nintendo Switch. I'm waiting for it. Hoping. It has yet to come, be announced or even rumored by its developers. So, of late, I've… Read the rest of the article: Review: Phantom Doctrine lacks the fun of XCOM

You might recognize Wilko Johnson's  as Ser Ilyn Payne from Game of Thrones, but that role's small potatoes compared to his musical legacy. As the lead guitarist and song writer… Read the rest of the article: Learn to play guitar like one of the most influential musicians of the 1970s

If you've got a spare bedroom and never plan on having company over, then you've got the space to build and run your own desiccant-based air conditioning system.

We've been living, full-time in a 40-foot motorhome for a few years now! It's been great! But we're thinking seriously about downsizing.

I'm all for stainless steel straws of the sort that we sell in the Boing Boing Store. They're an environmentally-friendly way to stop yourself from making the idiot-stick move (unless… Read the rest of the article: Woman killed by metal drinking straw

You might be popular, but are you Chinese hacker following your every move, no matter where you go popular? No? It's cool. Not many people are.

From the look of things, The Art of Self-Defense looks to be full of toxic masculinity and Iron John bullshit–to hilarious effect. Jesse Eisenberg is at his best in movies… Read the rest of the article: Trailer: The Art of Self-Defense looks terrible in the best possible way

I spent a long time in Mexico this past winter. My wife and I traveled to Play Del Carmen and stayed there for months while she completed some rigourous scuba… Read the rest of the article: That next cocktail could burn you – literally

The last few seasons of Game of Thrones weren't great… for Game of Thrones.

I occasionally need to use an Android device to get things done for my day job. I like the flexibility of the operating system: I can tweak to my hearts… Read the rest of the article: Android apps are tracking your every move and there's currently no way to stop them

For more than a century, the Panama Canal has helped move shit by ship around the world. It's acted as a pinch point in international diplomacy, made vast sums of… Read the rest of the article: The Panama Canal: The world's most interesting ditch

I got a fun reminder last night that there a lot of greasy people out there doing a whole lot of greasy shit unto others. Last night, I was taken… Read the rest of the article: PSA: Digital scammers will try to scam you

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTj3dh78Zlo A new week is upon us and, sadly, the earth did not pitch out of orbit into the sun before we all had to go back to work. A… Read the rest of the article: Monday Music: Run Runaway, by Slade

Running for your gate, carry-on in hand to make your flight on-time is the worst. Sliding to your flight's gate? That's the best. This four floor-high slide located in Singapore's… Read the rest of the article: Airport provides slide to help passengers make their flight on time