Remember back in October of 2023 when Em Casey, Assistant Superintendent at Seven Canyons Golf Club in Sedona, Arizona, posted her frustration that "one of the most beautiful golf courses in the country"… Read the rest of the article: Javelinas return for revenge on Arizona golf course
I absolutely love this beautiful floral-laden stoop on Manhattan's Upper East Side. It's overflowing with bright, colorful flowers and is breathtakingly gorgeous! If you look closely, though, you'll realize that… Read the rest of the article: Can you believe the gorgeous floral arrangements on this NYC stoop are actually made from LEGO?
With all of the Food and Drug Administration's recent "haphazard" firings of employees—including food scientists who test samples for harmful bacteria and more, as well as the FDA's lack of open… Read the rest of the article: I've stopped eating pre-bagged lettuce in the midst of an "undermined" FDA and an "almost guaranteed" looming leafy greens E. coli outbreak
Electronic musician, producer, DJ, and "cultural polymath" Moby recently relaunched Mobygratis, the free sound library that he originally created in 2005 to provide indie musicians, filmmakers, and artists of all kinds… Read the rest of the article: Moby relaunches free music library for creatives, with 500 new tracks
In trying times like the ones we're currently living through, I like to remind myself that there are awesome humans out there doing great things. One such outstanding person is photographer and… Read the rest of the article: Kind human helps hermit crabs move out of their trash homes and into fresh clean shells!
Indoor skydiving is so cool! The 5th FAI (Fédération Aéronautique Internationale) World Indoor Skydiving Championships for Artistic Events recently concluded in Charleroi, Belgium, and wow, I've been absolutely mesmerized watching the… Read the rest of the article: Watch mesmerizing routines from the Indoor Skydiving Championships
I've found another member of the animal supergroup I'm assembling, which currently includes an adorable Lab mix named Lulu who's terrific on guitar, a talented Dachshund percussionist who plays a mean tail-on-trash-can, and a… Read the rest of the article: Parrot sings classic rock hits in awesome and hilarious style
If, like me, you've run out of clever ways to express your true feelings about the current regime—I mean, there's just so many iterations of "f*cking a*sholes" one can utter… Read the rest of the article: German insults are superior to all others!
Meet Lollipop, a deaf rescue dog who absolutely loves to stand and walk around on a big rubber exercise ball. I am amazed at how well she can balance and at the grace… Read the rest of the article: Amazing rescue dog can balance on an exercise ball, ride a skateboard, and more!
I've recently stumbled upon a new way to relax that I wanted to share with you: watching videos of folks shedding their horses! A quick search for "horse shedding ASMR"… Read the rest of the article: Watch fuzzy horses transform into sleek beauties
A couple of years ago, Popkin here at Boing Boing wrote about the "Phone of the Wind," a beautiful phone booth created by Itaru Sasaki as a way to help him grieve… Read the rest of the article: This site maps Wind Phones across the world
This past weekend was the fifth annual European Gull Screeching Championship, where 60 seagull enthusiasts from 14 different countries competed with their finest seagull screeching talents to see who would be… Read the rest of the article: Congratulations to the European Gull Screeching champions
Join me in sending an enthusiastic "happy birthday!" wish to Julio, Maryland Zoo's cute-as-can-be southern three-banded armadillo ambassador, who recently turned 17! The cute little armored fellow celebrated with a birthday "cake" that… Read the rest of the article: Armadillo chows down on a "termite mound" birthday cake
A Tasmanian short-beaked echidna named Adelaide recently turned 56, and the video footage from her birthday party is bringing me joy! She was presented with a beautiful cake that *looked*… Read the rest of the article: Ain't no party like an echidna party!
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) just announced a grant competition soliciting proposals for statues of "Iconic Americans" for the "National Garden of American Heroes." The press release states that the… Read the rest of the article: Public historians slam Trump's statue garden plan
Last week, news began circulating that fast casual restaurant Panda Express was implementing a new company-wide mask policy that would ban masks for its workers, unless they were "required for… Read the rest of the article: Panda Express reverses mask ban for employees after public outcry
Rejoice, fellow vaccine enthusiasts—it looks like there's good news on the horizon for Novavax, everyone's favorite scrappy, highly effective, Matrix-M adjuvanted, protein-based, non-mRNA COVID-19 vaccine, which also has the fewest… Read the rest of the article: After delays, Novavax Covid vaccine is on track for full FDA approval
I'm here to remind you that when you eat a banana, you should also eat those stringy white parts—which are technically called "phloem bundles"—that people usually remove and throw away.… Read the rest of the article: Don't forget to eat your delicious and nutritious phloem
I was lucky enough to see Kraftwerk last week on their "Multimedia Tour 2025" and the show absolutely blew my mind. After posting some photos on my social media, I… Read the rest of the article: Kraftwerk-themed wedding was spectacular
Check out this working xylophone made totally from Lego pieces! Every part of Zung Hoang's design is crafted from bricks—each of the xylophone keys is made out of a Lego… Read the rest of the article: Lego xylophone made entirely with bricks–and works beautifully
