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12:51 pm Thu
Jun 13, 2013
We just released Boing Boing's first short ebook, Mark Dery's "All The Young Dudes: Why Glam Matters," and the feedback has been terrific. Mr. Dery was just a guest on New Hampshire Public Radio's "Word of Mouth" show talking about this subculture that served as a glitter bomb of fashion and attitude and briefly relieved the malaise of the '70s. You can hear the interview here, read a free excerpt to whet your whistle, or take the plunge and buy the ebook for just $2.99 from Amazon.
Gibby Haynes, frontman for legendary psych band the Butthole Surfers, penned a young adult novel, “Me and Mr. Cigar,” to be released in January. And no surprise, it sound fantastically far fucking out. I can’t wait to read it. Here’s the description: Seventeen-year-old Oscar Lester is never without his dog, Mr. Cigar. The two have […]
Marble Machine X is an ongoing project by Martin Molin of the band Wintergatan to create an amusingly-complex mobile marble-powered instrument.
The annual 'Thriller' performance at Abbington Senior Living is glorious pic.twitter.com/aEbru9qWA5 — Giles Paley-Phillips (@eliistender10) November 10, 2019 Enjoy the funk of, er, 65+ years in this video of the annual Thriller dance at the Abbington Senior Living Mapleton center in Utah. For me, this clip has a similar charm as David Greenberger’s eternally amazing […]
The more you use your computer, the more it becomes possible for others to use it too. Where there are anti-virus systems, there are hackers looking for a way to get around them. That’s why it’s important to get software that doesn’t just passively scout for viruses in the background. The folks behind GlassWire have […]
Knowledge is power. It’s a cliché, but sometimes things turn into a cliché because they’re true. If you’re making your way through the world of business and entrepreneurship, it only makes sense to read about the insights of people who have climbed that ladder before you. Trouble is, the modern workday doesn’t leave a lot […]
As much as some of us fear the loss of our jobs to robots, there’s one job we’re pretty sure they are welcome to: vacuuming. There’s nothing quite like kicking back and watching a robot vacuum do one of the most time-consuming tasks on the household chore list. And there are few ‘bots that do […]
