Luca Stricagnoli has the funk of 40,000 years.
Michael Jackson's "Thriller" masterfully covered by a single guitarist playing two guitars at once
The worst opera singer who ever sold out Carnegie Hall
Florence Foster Jenkins (1868 – 1944) has been called the worst opera singer who ever lived, and she filled Carnegie Hall anyway. A wealthy New York socialite, she sang coloratura arias… READ THE REST
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
This is the $60 Montessori-inspired kids' app that won't leave you feeling guilty afterward
Disclosure: Boing Boing earns a commission on purchases made through links in this post. TL;DR: For $59.99 (reg. $250), Pok Pok gives your family lifetime access to an award-winning educational app designed to… READ THE REST
PDFs fill you with dread? Save yourself the stress with a PDF reader
Disclosure: Boing Boing earns a commission on purchases made through links in this post. TL;DR: Stop fearing your PDFs! Easily edit, convert, annotate, and master your PDFs with this license to PDF… READ THE REST
Microsoft Office 2024 puts the old reliables back on your PC
Disclosure: Boing Boing earns a commission on purchases made through links in this post. TL;DR: Microsoft Office 2024 Professional Plus for Windows is $54.99 (reg. $249.99) with Excel, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Access,… READ THE REST
