A 70-centimeter (27-inch) asteroid lit up the sky over Yakutia, Russia a few minutes ago as it burned up in the atmosphere. Here's a video. Alan Fitzsimmons, a professor who… Read the rest of the article: Small asteroid creates spectacular light show over Russia just hours after discovery
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Drew Friedman' latest book, Shtick Figures: The Cool, the Comical, the Crazy, contains over 160 portraits of quirky, forgotten, and famous icons of American pop culture. I'm a longtime admirer… Read the rest of the article: Drew Friedman's latest book: Shtick Figures: The Cool, the Comical, the Crazy
Allee Willis may be the most influential artist you've never heard of. A new documentary, The World According to Allee Willis, reveals a renaissance woman who blazed trails across music,… Read the rest of the article: Allee Willis — genius behind "Friends" theme song, finally gets her incredible story told
Don't let your inability to draw well hold you back from drawing. The activity of drawing can "reduce anxiety, elevate mood, improve quality of life and promote general creativity," says Darren C Fisher, Lecturer… Read the rest of the article: Mindless drawing is good for your mind
As a longtime fan of Jono Hey's Sketchplanations newsletter, I was happy to get his new book, Big Ideas, Little Pictures. This collection brings Hey's unique style of visual explanation… Read the rest of the article: This "sketch book" helps you understand complex ideas
I'm not saying Hertz is a criminal organization; I'm just saying it behaves like one. In 2022, Hertz falsely accused 230 customers of car theft. Some of the innocent customers… Read the rest of the article: Hertz's pattern of customer abuse: 230 false arrests, Tesla gas charges, and now a $10k threat over unlimited miles contract
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Each holiday season, I look forward to the new batch of Seth's Christmas Ghost Stories series from Biblioasis. This year marks the 10th anniversary of these beautifully designed pocket-sized books… Read the rest of the article: Seth's pocket-sized ghost stories are bringing Victorian chills back for Christmas
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The Kim Sisters, formed in 1953, were "the first South Korean music group to achieve success in the U.S." according to Wikipedia. Sue and Aija's parents were Kim Hae-song, a… Read the rest of the article: Meet K-pop's forgotten pioneers: The Kim Sisters who conquered 1960s America
Osemah Elhassen thought he was outsmarting law enforcement by distributing "secure" encrypted phones to criminals — while actually handing his clients straight to the FBI. The 51-year-old Australian was sentenced… Read the rest of the article: Gentleman who sold FBI-controlled phones to drug traffickers sentenced to 63 months in prison
I'm picky about my apples (Fujis are my favorite because they are so crispy), but I've always been indiscriminate about potatoes for my entire grocery-buying life. I know the difference… Read the rest of the article: Here's a guide to picking the best potato variety for mashing, baking, or frying
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LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? CLICK HERE TO GO AD-FREE! Galaxy magazine debuted in October 1950 as a sophisticated alternative to the existing science fiction pulps. From Open… Read the rest of the article: Free Galaxy magazine archive: 356 classic sci-fi issues now online
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The YouTube channel Yesterday's Papers has a video about 10 proto-punk tracks released in Britain in 1966 and 1967. The video description says, "Most punk rock bands from the late… Read the rest of the article: These mind-blowing 60s singles predated punk rock's sound by a decade
