People are often nostalgic for toys of their childhood, but after watching these commercials for toys from 1963, it's clear that the toys were awful. With the exception of Mousetrap,… Read the rest of the article: Ideal toy commercials from 1963

Google has improved highlighted its ContentID copyright enforcement system for YouTube, a "fair use" button for people who've had their videos taken offline (like all those people who created Hitler/Downfall… Read the rest of the article: Google highlights fair use defense to YouTube takedowns

Canada's National Post has created a set of printable subway etiquette posters for the Toronto Transit Commission, where, apparently, people don't know any better. A TTC etiquette campaign the TTC… Read the rest of the article: Toronto subway etiquette posters

Inspired by Boing Boing's strategy of "disemvoweling" hateful comments, we at Youth Radio (where I work) once considered a tactic called "in-consonance." The idea was to remove every consonant from… Read the rest of the article: Digital Literacy's New Moves: The View from a Youth Newsroom

The incredible Lynne Naylor has a show of new paintings opening on Saturday at M Modern Gallery in Palm Springs, California. As regular BB readers know, Lynne's background is in… Read the rest of the article: Lynne Naylor's new art show "Godyssey"

The BBC has a great photo of a two-headed bobtail lizard in Perth, Australia. The animal eats from both heads, but the larger head has tried to attack the smaller… Read the rest of the article: A self-destructive two-headed lizard

CC-licensed image by Kevin D. Hartnell Next Thursday, I'll be in my old stomping grounds of Cincinnati, Ohio speaking as part of Bold Fusion 2010, an event presented by the… Read the rest of the article: Pesco speaking in Cincinnati next week

When Matt Stone and Trey Parker spoke to me for a Boing Boing Video interview last week about plans for their 200th episode, which would feature a cartoon version of… Read the rest of the article: South Park's Matt & Trey receive death threats, RevolutionMuslim quotes Boing Boing

I got a lovely surprise in my CSA box last week — lemon balm. It's a herb related to mint, and it smells a lot like lemon. Lemon balm is… Read the rest of the article: Taste Test: Lemon balm

As their way of saying thanks to their biggest feline fan, Keita Takahashi and the Noby Noby Boy team have put together an iPad wallpaper that makes Iggy a part… Read the rest of the article: Noby Noby team pay tribute to Iggy the iPad Cat

Hey, Bostonians! I'll be dropping by the Harvard Coop bookstore in Cambridge on April 30 from 1900h-2000h. I'll be signing books and reading a little from my next one, For… Read the rest of the article: Signing/reading in Boston, April 30

After last week's volcanic eruption, British Airways passengers are stranded all over the world (I'm one of them). BA is rebooking people who hold paid for, cancelled ticket for return… Read the rest of the article: British Airways leaves stranded passengers all over world, jacks up prices on tickets home

This is the page you land on when you try to access Flickr, porn, or any other web sites that are banned in the UAE.

The New York Times asked me and three other people the following question: "The Icelandic volcano that disrupted global air travel last week raised a concern: should we be thinking… Read the rest of the article: Bring back blimps!

It's hard to follow the bisexual killer fungus, but how about this: A new study suggests that Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes (the main carriers of malaria in Africa) are attracted to… Read the rest of the article: Malaria-carrying mosquitoes = Nature's frat boys?

Look, I don't mean to freak y'all out. But we may have a little issue with some killer tropical fungus adapting to North American climates. Oh, and it might also… Read the rest of the article: So about that deadly fungus…

Treehugger interviewed 22 eco-centric bloggers and activists for a "True Meaning of Christmas"-style round up, asking, "With all the commercialization and greenwashing, is Earth Day still important to people who… Read the rest of the article: Does Earth Day matter?

Intuos 4 Wireless graphics tablet There are two notable improvements here to Wacom's pro-grade graphics tablet. First, it's wireless, hooking up to computers via BlueTooth and recharging via USB. Secondly,… Read the rest of the article: Reviews: Intuos 4 Wireless, Envy 13, MusicSkins

Twitter archives at the Library of Congress—along with the Internet, in general—will offer future historians a new way to write about the past, argues Slate's Christopher Beam. For the first… Read the rest of the article: Twitter is the history of the everyperson

Alleged bank robber Conrad Zdzierak is said to have used a $650 mask called "The Player" to fool security cameras. Check out a video of the mask here. Investigators believe… Read the rest of the article: White robber wore lifelike black mask