music Rick Beato on the music explosion of 1978 Mark Frauenfelder

music Watch singer-songwriter Jonathan Richman in this sweet and funny set from 1978 Jennifer Sandlin

News Watch "Hardware Wars" in HD Jason Weisberger

Entertainment Happy Life Day, the Star Wars holiday celebrating Wookiee life Ruben Bolling

science fiction Lost Doctor Who episodes found, but the owners fear getting in trouble Rob Beschizza

punk rock Revisiting the Clash's American debut: The 45th anniversary of "Give 'Em Enough Rope" Mark Frauenfelder

News "Kinda Crazy" celebrates the legendary Rip City Skates Jason Weisberger

AI New Steak-umm campaign turns vegans into meat-lovers to provide critical education about AI deepfakes Jennifer Sandlin

art Unearthing the bizarre connection between Devo and pro golfer Chi Chi Rodriguez Mark Frauenfelder

happy mutants The Doo Dah Parade is the "twisted sister of the conventional Rose Parade" Jennifer Sandlin

facebook Facebook's new AI -generated stickers include Marx with boobs and Luigi with an AR-15 Thom Dunn

california U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein dies at at age 90 Carla Sinclair

industrial revolution How England's most famous steeplejack brought down a chimney without a single explosive (video) Mark Frauenfelder

laws How "Strout's Law" in 1978 predicted the Trump political scandal of 2023 Mark Frauenfelder

music Watch Eddie Vedder and Jeanne Tripplehorn perform The Rolling Stones' "Shattered," with a twist Jennifer Sandlin

Boing Boing Gadgets This city-friendly eBike is only $930 for Labor Day Boing Boing's Shop

electronics Far-out commercial for Sharp electronics from 1978 tape of Star Wars Holiday Special (video) David Pescovitz

finance Consumer debt is "basically optional," but debt collectors rely on you not knowing that Thom Dunn

abortion Abortion protections for workers are not discriminatory against men, rules Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Thom Dunn