The Guardian is reporting that one of the episodes of David Attenborough's Wild Isles series will not be broadcast over a feared reaction from the right. The episode, which focuses… Read the rest of the article: BBC won't broadcast Attenborough episode on destruction of wildlife over fear of right-wing backlash
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Gareth Branwyn We wrote about news of Agent Elvis (then called Agent King) back in 2019. There finally is an official trailer for the animated series, co-created by Priscilla Presley, and news… Read the rest of the article: "Agent Elvis" finally has a trailer and a release date
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Gareth Branwyn Many Boing Boing readers are likely familiar with science and physics educator, Dianna Cowern, aka YouTube's Physics Girl. With nearly 3 million subscribers, Dianna is beloved for her exuberant personality… Read the rest of the article: What happened to Dianna Cowern, aka Physics Girl
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Gareth Branwyn This morning, channel surfing the 'Tube over morning coffee, I bumped into this gem from the late, great Father Guido Sarducci (Don Novello). It's his proposal for the Five Minute… Read the rest of the article: Father Guido Sarducci's idea for the Five Minute University
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Gareth Branwyn In the video, John Plant collects iron bacteria from a stream, decants it down to a mud, sun-dries it, then forms it into pots. Once dry and hardened, the pots… Read the rest of the article: Primitive Technology: Making cement out of iron bacteria
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Gareth Branwyn In this Far Out Magazine video, they look at Steely Dan's 1972 track, "Only a Fool Would Say That." The song was allegedly written to mock the "dangerously insensitive" naivety… Read the rest of the article: The song Steely Dan wrote calling out the "dangerous insensitivity" of Lennon's "Imagine"
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Gareth Branwyn Bob, from the TTRPG channel, Bob the World Builder, was chosen by Wizards of the Coast as one of the YouTubers to sit down with to openly talk about the… Read the rest of the article: Talking to a D&D executive producer about their Open Game License debacle
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Gareth Branwyn There was a lot of pre-launch buzz about Kelsey Dionne's Shadowdark tabletop roleplaying game. Under the banner of Arcane Library, Dionne is known for her innovative, imaginative, and critically-acclaimed RPG… Read the rest of the article: Shadowdark, the classic dungeon crawler that mixes old-school character with modern rules
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Gareth Branwyn Oakland, CA found object artist, kinetic sculptor, and self-described "master accumulator," Nemo Gould, has a number of affordable objets d'art on his website. His most recent offering tickles me to… Read the rest of the article: Artist Nemo Gould's "Click Bait" is the "painful reminder of our folly" we all need
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Gareth Branwyn If a 20-minute stroll through San Francisco with Adam Savage and his wire border terrier, Maggie, sounds like your idea if a good time, grab your poop bag and follow… Read the rest of the article: Adam Savage takes his dog Maggie for a walk
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Gareth Branwyn Back in November, I wrote about YouTube woodworker, Dave Piccuito, ordering all the tools from sketchy-looking Facebook ads that he was served that day. He's baaaaack. This time, Dave orders… Read the rest of the article: Buying tools from shady Facebook ads so you don't have to
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Gareth Branwyn Well-known maker and homesteader Caleb Kraft was having trouble with his chickens constantly being eaten by wild critters. So, he got a goose, who he named Lucy, to help protect… Read the rest of the article: Caleb Kraft says goodbye to TikTok sensation Lucy the Goose
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Gareth Branwyn Depeche Mode were on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to promote their forthcoming record, Momento Mori. They performed "Ghosts Again" from the new record and a classic, "Personal Jesus,"… Read the rest of the article: Depeche Mode performing on The Late Show
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Gareth Branwyn In this Oceanliner Designs video, they look at 5 of the most well-preserved shipwrecks in the world. Four of them are still underwater, one (the amazing Vasa) is in a… Read the rest of the article: Some of the world's best-preserved shipwrecks
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Gareth Branwyn This segment from Art21's program, London, explores the work of visual artist and composer, Christian Marclay. Marclay is probably best known for his "turntablism," a technique that involves manipulating vinyl… Read the rest of the article: Artist and composer Christian Marclay on Art21's "London" series
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Gareth Branwyn Roleplaying gamers reading this may have seen a story making the rounds recently about a DM being asked by one of their players to change their campaign to be cruelty-free,… Read the rest of the article: Should a Dungeon Master change a game campaign to be "cruelty free?"
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Gareth Branwyn On February 18, Yoko Ono celebrated her 90th birthday. In the wake of that milestone, this performance from 2010 began showing up on social media. The event was the 30th… Read the rest of the article: Patti Smith singing "Oh Yoko!" to Yoko Ono at John Lennon Tribute
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Gareth Branwyn I'm as fascinated by pneumatic tube delivery systems as the next dead medianaut, but I'm not sure I understand delivering some food on a café menu through a tube while… Read the rest of the article: A café that delivers your food through pneumatic tubes
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Gareth Branwyn In this episode of Rob Words, Rob looks at the origins of strange collective nouns, terms like "murder of crows," "gaggle of geese," "swarm of bees," etc. Many of these… Read the rest of the article: A "skulk of foxes," a "superfluity of nuns," a "business of ferrets" and other weird collective nouns
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Gareth Branwyn In this feature piece on Last Week Tonight, John Oliver discusses the growing interest and acceptance of psychedelic assisted therapy. He looks at the sad history of the treatment, the… Read the rest of the article: John Oliver looks at psychedelic assisted therapy