BoingBoing
SUBSCRIBE STORE
  • SEARCH
  • STORE
  • Blog : The posts
  • Forums : Read the rules
  • Store : Wonderful Products (Contact Support)
  • Newsletter : Daily wonderful things
  • About Us : Writers and staff
  • Contact Us : Get satisfaction
  • Advertise : Thank you for reading
  • Privacy Policy : The data you generate
  • TOS : What you agree to
  • Thumbnails : Youtube Thumbnail generator
  • John Cleese's 30-year-old rant on extremists seems relevant today

    British comedy legend John Cleese tweeted a timely message Friday that was recorded some 30 years ago. The footage riffs on extremists, "Extremism makes you feel good, because it provides… Read the rest of the article: John Cleese's 30-year-old rant on extremists seems relevant today

    • Rusty Blazenhoff
      at 9:01
    • COMMENTS
  • Noted white nationalist and guy who got punched in the face Richard Spencer is "financially crippled" from lawsuit

    Watch this video on YouTube Self-proclaimed white nationalist and alleged domestic abuser Richard Spencer has been bogged down in a civil lawsuit for his part in helping to organize the… Read the rest of the article: Noted white nationalist and guy who got punched in the face Richard Spencer is "financially crippled" from lawsuit

    • Thom Dunn
      at 8:59
    • COMMENTS
  • Ewoks without fur are absolutely terrifying

    Warwick Davis made a very brief cameo in The Rise of Skywalker, once again donning the visage of galactic champion Wicket W. Warrick. (Warwick's real-life son played the other Ewok.) But… Read the rest of the article: Ewoks without fur are absolutely terrifying

    • Thom Dunn
      at 8:54
    • COMMENTS
  • Fox News confused a Monty Python sketch with the Seattle CHAZ activists

    Fox News Airs Monty Python Dialogue (Intercut with Movie Scene)Watch this video on YouTube To be fair, it would not be wholly inaccurate to describe the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone… Read the rest of the article: Fox News confused a Monty Python sketch with the Seattle CHAZ activists

    • Thom Dunn
      at 8:50
    • COMMENTS
  • New video series: Understanding Epresso

    Understanding Espresso – Ratio (Episode #2)Watch this video on YouTube James Hoffmann, a coffee YouTuber, has a new series about espresso. In each episode, he discusses one of the variables… Read the rest of the article: New video series: Understanding Epresso

    • Mark Frauenfelder
      at 8:45
    • COMMENTS
  • Tattoo parlor offers free sessions to cover up of racist symbols

    In Murray, Kentucky, Gallery X Art Collective tattoo artists Jeremiah Swift and Ryun King are offering free sessions to cover up racist tattoos for people who have changed their minds… Read the rest of the article: Tattoo parlor offers free sessions to cover up of racist symbols

    • David Pescovitz
      at 8:09
    • COMMENTS
  • Ghost boxes, psycho-phones, and other devices for listening to spirits

    Dating back to the 19th century, occultists, engineers, and hoaxers have employed new audio technology to communicate beyond the grave. This includes wax cylinders, white noise generators, AM radios, hacked… Read the rest of the article: Ghost boxes, psycho-phones, and other devices for listening to spirits

    • David Pescovitz
      at 7:58
    • COMMENTS
  • Get this accredited project management training on sale for just $99

    If you found out 10 percent of your income was just being thrown away and wasted, you’d probably be angry. Then, once the anger subsided, you’d take some steps. You’d… Read the rest of the article: Get this accredited project management training on sale for just $99

    • Boing Boing's Shop
      at 7:00
  • Suit up for the ultimate summer camping trip with these essential items

    With just days until the official start of summer, your seasonal plans are likely much like everything else these days — unfocused, scattershot, and incredibly situational. Well, it might be… Read the rest of the article: Suit up for the ultimate summer camping trip with these essential items

    • Boing Boing's Shop
      at 1:00
  • Your Google Home Mini can go completely mobile with this handy battery base

    For the past five years, the march toward getting a smart speaker in every home has pushed methodically forward. This year, more than a third of all U.S. adults will… Read the rest of the article: Your Google Home Mini can go completely mobile with this handy battery base

    • Boing Boing's Shop
      at 11:00
  • If corporate movie production logos and vanity cards were updated to protest police brutality

    Wow. So inspiring. Now make it real. From the official video description Vimeo: defund12.org | Black Lives Matter FIND WAYS TO DONATE DIRECTLY TO BLACK FOLX: nymag.com/strategist/article/where-to-donate-for-black-lives-matter.html An Ex-Cop Speaks Out: medium.com/@OfcrACab/confessions-of-a-former-bastard-cop-bb14d17bc759

    • Thom Dunn
      at 7:00
    • COMMENTS
  • 100-year-old "Lobster Lady" gets a film about her unusual life

    Virginia Oliver is the oldest licensed lobster fishing person in the state of Maine — and, her local Rockland Historical Society suspects, possibly the entire world. She began lobstering in… Read the rest of the article: 100-year-old "Lobster Lady" gets a film about her unusual life

    • Thom Dunn
      at 6:11
    • COMMENTS
  • Your face mask is you so it better say something and maybe these 20 masks will speak to (and for) you

    We can almost see the Cosmo quiz already — what does your face mask say about you?  Regardless of your personal stance or the shape of the re-opening of America,… Read the rest of the article: Your face mask is you so it better say something and maybe these 20 masks will speak to (and for) you

    • Boing Boing's Shop
      at 6:00
  • New podcast: "Burning Man Live" offers stories from its community

    Black Rock City is off this year, but Burning Man in the multiverse is on! Kindling is the Project's new portal for virtual Burning Man experiences, and one of them… Read the rest of the article: New podcast: "Burning Man Live" offers stories from its community

    • Rusty Blazenhoff
      at 5:33
    • COMMENTS
  • "Engage in the long, faithful work,” a beautiful graphic poem about learning anti-racism

    This is a really powerful (and painfully relevant) poem by Morgan Harper Nichols. I think it works even more profoundly in the carousel of images, as embedded in the Instagram… Read the rest of the article: "Engage in the long, faithful work,” a beautiful graphic poem about learning anti-racism

    • Thom Dunn
      at 5:10
    • COMMENTS
  • Learn how to make the perfect drink every time with this mixology training

    It never hurts to know your way around a bar. But unlike a TV bar like Cheers, a gregarious disposition and knowing everybody’s name does not a bartender make. There’s… Read the rest of the article: Learn how to make the perfect drink every time with this mixology training

    • Boing Boing's Shop
      at 7:00
  • These desktops, laptops, and tablets — from Microsoft, Lenovo, and HP — are all on sale

    If you need a new laptop or tablet, you’re in luck. Every once in awhile, we like to compile all the best deals we’re seeing in one place, so you… Read the rest of the article: These desktops, laptops, and tablets — from Microsoft, Lenovo, and HP — are all on sale

    • Boing Boing's Shop
      at 1:00
  • Win a Nintendo Switch, Animal Crossing New Horizons and more — all for FREE

    In a time of high anxiety, there are few activities quite as calming as looking for shells, shaking trees and maybe catching a fish or two. Nintendo’s Animal Crossing might… Read the rest of the article: Win a Nintendo Switch, Animal Crossing New Horizons and more — all for FREE

    • Boing Boing's Shop
      at 10:30
  • Lindsey Graham says "Joe Biden is as good a man as God ever created" in new ad

    Ad: Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) Loves Joe BidenWatch this video on YouTube Before Lindsey Graham became a Stepford Republican, he used to bash Donald Trump and praise Joe Biden. "You… Read the rest of the article: Lindsey Graham says "Joe Biden is as good a man as God ever created" in new ad

    • Carla Sinclair
      at 8:13
    • COMMENTS
  • The Merriam-Webster Dictionary has officially changed the definition of "racism."

    On Thursday, June 4, 2020, a 22-year-old activist named Kennedy Mitchum reached out to the publishers of the Merriam-Webster Dictionary to express her frustration with their definition of the word… Read the rest of the article: The Merriam-Webster Dictionary has officially changed the definition of "racism."

    • Thom Dunn
      at 7:10
    • COMMENTS

Featured Posts

  • Review / Among Trees
  • My trip through the Starmaze: a world in the 9th dimension
  • Space Aliens are no longer visiting Earth due to an allergy to our cell phones
  • Behold, Massospora! The Insect Pandemic That Turns Cicadas Into Uncontrollable Sex Addicts
  • Baking thru the pandemic: The Muffaletta is my second favorite sandwich
Next

Read the rules you agree to by using this website in our Terms of Service.

We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.

Boing Boing uses cookies and analytics trackers, and is supported by advertising, merchandise sales and affiliate links. Read about what we do with the data we gather in our Privacy Policy.

Who will be eaten first? Our forum rules are detailed in the Community Guidelines.

Boing Boing is published under a Creative Commons license except where otherwise noted.

    • Mark Frauenfelder
    • David Pescovitz
    • Rob Beschizza
    • Carla Sinclair
    Editors
    • Jason Weisberger
    Publisher
    • Ken Snider
    Sysadmin
    • About Us
    • Newsletter
    • Contact Us
    • Advertise
    • Forums
    • Shop
    • Shop Support
Please support Boing Boing!
Get all the day's posts in one ad-free email for just $5 a month.
Subscribe now!