"Revvin' up your engine, listen to her howlin' roar. Metal under tension, beggin' you to touch and go." Next up, a deepfake with Tom Cruise as Luke Skywalker? (Thanks, Emmett… Read the rest of the article: Star Wars meets Top Gun

Will dogs obey commands from robots? In IEEE Spectrum, Evan Ackerman writes that "Yale University's Social Robotics Lab led by Brian Scassellati presented a paper taking the first step towards… Read the rest of the article: Dogs will obey commands from social robots

Today, Thursday (5/14), I'm honored to be moderating a free online conversation with two brilliant women whose work is a light in the darkness during these uncertain times. My friend… Read the rest of the article: Today (Thursday): Sasha Sagan and Ann Druyan in conversation with David Pescovitz

OMG pic.twitter.com/S3Y2mpnDYd — Greg Hogben (@MyDaughtersArmy) May 12, 2020 As a wise man once said, it's funny cause it's true. See below for the full clip from Jimmy Kimmel Live!… Read the rest of the article: Watch this incredible (and disturbing) baby Trump deepfake

Jalopnik's Jason Torchinsky bought his first new car on Alibaba. He paid $930 for the electric Changli NEMECA, batteries not included. The batteries, likely lead-acid, were an additional $350. Then… Read the rest of the article: "I bought the cheapest new car in the world" for $930 on Alibaba

Island in the Zoom is Weezer singer/guitarist Rivers Cuomo's online hangout during the COVID-19 lockdown. Above is his Saturday piano performance of Nirvana's "Heart-Shaped Box."

A decade ago, many movies had a blue tint added to them, apparently meant to convey a spooky or thrilling vibe. But there's also an extreme yellow tint to certain… Read the rest of the article: Why some movies and TV shows now have a strange "yellow tint"

Magic experience designer Ferdinando Buscema and High Weirdness author Erik Davis, both Boing Boing contributors, created this wondrous illusion–a "visual meditation" on the ongoing pandemic, disorder, and the opportunity emerging… Read the rest of the article: Watch this wondrous "house of cards" illusion about COVID-19 and our tenuous realities

In the early 1980s, Ministry's Al Jourgensen made ends meet by recording advertising jingles. Above is a TV commercial he soundtracked for Shasta soda that aired in 1983, the same… Read the rest of the article: That time Ministry's Al Jourgensen recorded a Shasta soda jingle

I'm honored that in the latest issue of The Burning Shore, Erik Davis, scholar of West Coast counterculture, reviewed The Family Acid: California, Roger Steffens's far-out photo album I published… Read the rest of the article: Two far-out books about California counterculture reviewed by Erik Davis

An original 1985 pair of Air Jordan 1s, custom made for Michael Jordan, worn in a game, and signed, are now up for auction at Christie's. The sneakers were estimated… Read the rest of the article: Original 1985 Air Jordans worn in a game by Michael Jordan and signed, up for auction

Twenty years after Tony Hawk set a skateboarding world record by landing a 900 degree aerial spin on a vertical ramp, the record has been broken. Over the weekend, Gui… Read the rest of the article: 11-year-old skateboarder lands first 1080 on a vertical ramp

Jerry Stiller, who most famously played Frank Costanza on Seinfeld, has died. He was 92. Along with his role as George Costanza's dad, he also appeared on screen in Zoolander,… Read the rest of the article: Jerry Stiller, "Frank Costanza" on Seinfeld, RIP

A massive boom heard Wednesday night over Puget Sound on the northwestern coast of Washington was most likely an exploding meteor. Or that's what They want us to believe anyway.… Read the rest of the article: Last night's massive boom over Puget Sound was likely exploding meteor

The LockPickingLawyer easily opens this Yale Y500 Combination Key Access padlock with just a sliver of aluminum from a soda can.

An array of scientific evidence suggest that in some cases, the bacteria in your gut–your microbiome–could be tied to neurological and psychological disorders and differences, from anxiety and autism to… Read the rest of the article: The "psychobiome" is bacteria in your gut that affects how you think and act

This Sunday, Weezer will cameo on The Simpsons and as a teaser, the band released their cover of "The Simpsons Theme" by Danny Elfman. From Rolling Stone: In the new… Read the rest of the article: Weezer rocks The Simpsons theme song ahead of their appearance on the show

Jennifer Usellis-Mackay, aka the Klingon Pop Warrior, sings "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" in her native tongue. The performance took place in 2015 at Chicago's iO Theater. From the video description:… Read the rest of the article: Watch this Klingon perform "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" in her native tongue

San Francisco poet and musician Watsky is attempting to freestyle rap for 33 straight hours to raise money for the Sweet Relief Musicians Fund supporting musicians and music industry workers… Read the rest of the article: Right now: Watch this rapper attempting to freestyle for 33 straight hours for charity

In Alaska, the Matanuska-Susitna (Mat-Su) Borough School Board voted to pull classic literary works The Great Gatsby, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, The Invisible Man, The Things They… Read the rest of the article: Band offers to send students copies of books banned by Alaska school board