Actually it's an Octopus Stinkhorn (Clathrus archeri), a type of fungus. But a girl can dream, can't she?
The birth of a baby Cthulhu
How dumb Social Media rules punished me for a Lovecraftian parody of Billy Joel
Back in the winter of 2018, a sort-of meme went around pointing out that the cadence of the HP Lovecraft poem "Nemesis" fit perfectly with the melody of Billy Joel's "Piano Man." Thro' the ghoul-guarded gateways of slumber,Past the wan-moon'd abysses of night,I have liv'd o'er my lives without number,I have sounded all things with… READ THE REST
Behold the dreaded cosmic horror of this Lovecraft Rickroll
Never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down, because you're a indescribable non-Euclidean entity who defies all physical comprehension anyway, so prepositions are essentially meaningless. Because HP Lovecraft is sexist, racist and often transphobic in context, just like Rickrolling. Image: mtcarlson / Flickr (CC-BY-SA 2.0) READ THE REST
Huge wall art made from old typewriters
Jeremy Mayer is an artist who makes amazing sculptures out of old typewriters — "the more broken the better", as he notes. He's appeared in Boing Boing many many times before, with posts about his sculptures of a chihuahua skeleton, a life-sized nude, a deer and a human head, among others. Now he's working on… READ THE REST
Glide through the city with $400 off this electric skateboard
Bicycling through a crowded city and avoiding infuriating traffic is a blessing, that is until you realize just how cumbersome toting around and storing a bike can be. Alternatively, skateboards are an ideal size for zipping through side streets and hauling around, but they just don't have the "oomph" you need to get you around… READ THE REST
These vacuums and mops will have your floors shining like the day they were installed
Cleaning isn't fun. Sure, some people say it's therapeutic, but in a perfect world where everything is clean all the time, and we're willing to bet no one would lift a finger to make sure things are spotless in during "me time". Sadly, we live the real world, and that world has homes that need… READ THE REST
Get into PC gaming with this like-new Dell computer for under $600
Water cooling. LED lights. Overclocked processors and massive curved screens. A lot of the PC gaming battlestations we see are flashy, cool as hell, and unfortunately wildly expensive. If you're itching to ditch the cookie-cutter consoles and become a member of the PC master race, you've probably had sticker shock at the cost of parts,… READ THE REST
