There have been modern designs for portable Commodore 64s, and the official portable Commodore 64 you perhaps didn't even know about, but none of them are as handsome as Cem… Read the rest of the article: Design for a portable Commodore 64

Samara Ginsberg (previously at BB) performs Stu Philips' Knight Rider theme tune on eight cellos. PREVIOUSLY: Alternate version of the Knight Rider theme tune BONUS: Australian beer ad ☟

Former Apple and NASA engineer turned YouTube sensation Mark Rober (previously) decided to spend his quarantine birdwatching until his neighbourhood squirrels defeated his supposedly squirrel-proof birdfeeders.

Promoting products is almost nothing like it was back in the Mad Men days. In fact, the digital landscape has changed the ad game so much that it barely even… Read the rest of the article: This digital content training will have customers chasing you, not the other way around

Concept artist and illustrator Vlada Monakhova (artstation, ko-fi) reports that a family acquaintance is "stuck in a hotel in Saudi Arabia" but has been given a menu to work their… Read the rest of the article: Menu at Saudi hotel offers "accuracy of sheep meat", "my property" and "tuna is a problem"

Every once in a while, we see a new product come along that’s so versatile and elegantly simple that it’s strange no one’s ever gone there before. Portable lights themselves… Read the rest of the article: The Coconut Light goes anywhere, fits anywhere, and it’s hypnotically cool

LG makes a 86-inch 3840 x 600 display—that's a 58:9 aspect ratio—and you can buy it for abour four grand [Amazon]. I was thinking of having them send one over… Read the rest of the article: The widest screen

With the U.S. cautiously reopening, it’s probably time to take stock of where you're at. After spending all these weeks in the house, you’ve likely already assembled a little list… Read the rest of the article: 30 items on sale for Memorial Day that'll improve your home and beyond

When the COVID-19 threat hit in March, most Americans didn’t have much of a choice about their new work-from-home existence. But now that a majority of the workforce have settled… Read the rest of the article: Working from home doesn’t have to crater your productivity or send you off the deep end

After two months, all those stockpiled snacks and days spent indoors have likely taken their toll. If you happened to pick up a few pounds during quarantine, join the club.… Read the rest of the article: 20 home workout deals on sale for Memorial Day weekend

Journalist Patrick Radden Keefe has done plenty of extensive and gripping longform journalism, including his most recent book, Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland… Read the rest of the article: A new podcast explores the CIA's involvement with writing a hit song for the Scorpions

From NPR: Deaths from motor vehicle crashes and fatal injuries are the biggest source of organs for transplant, accounting for 33% of donations, according to the United Network for Organ… Read the rest of the article: Now that driving is down, so are organ transplants

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

Last year, over 43 million Americans hit the road to celebrate Memorial Day, the unofficial start of summer. That was the second-highest travel volume this century, according to AAA, but… Read the rest of the article: 20 auto deals you can save extra on for Memorial Day

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

According to a new study from the Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour in the Netherlands, our speaking voices actually register subtle changes along with our gesticulating limbs. It’s… Read the rest of the article: People can hear your gesticulations

It doesn’t do you much good to come up with a brilliant concept that you can’t translate into a working real-world prototype. Whether you’re thinking about building a home, a… Read the rest of the article: AutoCAD is the software that turns dreams into reality and now you can learn how to use it

Memorial Day has always been the traditional start to the summer season — and there’s never been a summer with more people more ready to get out and enjoy life… Read the rest of the article: You won't want to miss out on these Memorial Day kitchen steals

This interview presents a conversation with Ignatz award-winning cartoonist Noah Van Sciver (Fante Bukowski, Grateful Dead: Origins, Disquiet, Please Don’t Step On My JNCO Jeans, One Dirty Tree, Blammo, Saint… Read the rest of the article: Talking Comics with Ignatz Award-Winning Cartoonist Noah Van Sciver

In this U.S. Navy video, the USS Portland (LPD 27) conducts a Laser Weapon System Demonstrator Test in the Pacific Ocean off Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.