Interviewed by Chris Roberts in 1988. (Blank on Blank)
Animated interview with Tom Waits
An orchestra with inept players sold out the Royal Albert Hall
In 1970, composer Gavin Bryars and a group of students at the Portsmouth School of Art formed the Portsmouth Sinfonia, an orchestra open to anyone regardless of talent. Trained musicians… READ THE REST
Remember Tara, the singing android that terrified the internet
In 2004, John Bergeron built an animatronic from about $2,000 in materials — a 5'10" metal skeleton with synthetic rubber skin, a wig, and women's clothing — and set out… READ THE REST
Anthony Hopkins releases first album at 88
Anthony Hopkins, famed for his Oscar-winning performance as serial killer Hannibal Lecter among many other movie and television roles, has his first album coming out at 88 years of age.… READ THE REST
This $430 MacBook Pro once cost nearly $2,000
Disclosure: Boing Boing earns a commission on purchases made through links in this post. TL;DR: This Grade A refurbished 2020 MacBook Pro has 16GB of RAM, a 1TB SSD, and a 13.3-inch Retina… READ THE REST
Free up computer space with 2TB of cloud storage for $59 — for life
Disclosure: Boing Boing earns a commission on purchases made through links in this post. TL;DR: FileJump is offering 2TB of cloud storage in an easy-to-use package for only $59 (MSRP $467) for… READ THE REST
All Babbel language courses just dropped in this exclusive offer
Disclosure: Boing Boing earns a commission on purchases made through links in this post. TL;DR: Get a Babbel lifetime subscription covering all 14 languages for $159 (reg. $299) with code LEARN. Plenty of… READ THE REST
