Our friend Brookelynn, who btw is a terrific crafter and all-around amazing human being, says she's made up a new word, cephalerotica. She writes: "It describes the amazing art that… Read the rest of the article: Cephalerotica

Underground comic icon S. Clay Wilson suffered a severe injury in November. He will need extensive rehabilitation, and friends and family are putting on some benefits to help with the… Read the rest of the article: Benefits for S. Clay Wilson

My brother, Abe, and his wife, Josie, built an amazing house down in Terlingua, Texas, basically out of mud and empty bottles. OK, that’s oversimplifying it, but they built the… Read the rest of the article: Resources for Sustainable Living

If you desire high-resolution images of the Earth, the good folks at Unearthed Outdoors have made available the 250m True Marble image set for a free download with a Creative… Read the rest of the article: Free High Res Images of Earth

We often listen to Billie Holiday albums on slow-moving Sunday mornings. This version of "Strange Fruit" is remarkable and haunting to watch. (Shawn Connally and Bruce Stewart are guest bloggers)

This isn't new, but a quick search finds no prior mentions of Ennio Marchetto on Boing Boing and I'm sure many of you will appreciate the One Man Living Cartoon… Read the rest of the article: The One Man Living Cartoon Factory

As promised, here’s a post about kids’ books, and specifically Meomi’s fabulous The Octonauts series. We’ve tried to give Mark F. credit for turning us on to The Octonauts, but… Read the rest of the article: The Octonauts Are Where It’s At

I know Lenore Skenazy’s terrific blog, Free-Range Kids, has been mentioned on BB before, but IMHO it’s relevant, especially when our kids are home from school for two weeks and… Read the rest of the article: More Resistance to Free Range Kids

Since Tuvan throat-singing seems to be a popular topic around here, I wanted to shine a little light on another throat-singing bluesman from the Bay Area, Seth Augustus. That's Seth… Read the rest of the article: Another Tuvan Throat-singing Bluesman

Dr. Robert J. Nemiroff, the editor of the wonderful Astronomy Picture of the Day site, will be giving a free talk in NYC this Friday, showing off his picks for… Read the rest of the article: Best Astronomy Images of 2008 Talk in NYC

Music, film, kids' books, and yoga. It must be a Michael Franti Christmas. At least that's how it felt around our house this year, and it was all my fault.… Read the rest of the article: A Michael Franti Christmas

Hi Boingers! We’re excited to be doing this and are honored to be included with such esteemed bloggers, both the regulars and the guests! We’ll be posting on a diversity… Read the rest of the article: Best Present We Saw this Year