boing boing Boing Boing's oldest extant live page, an interview with John K. that just turned 22 Andrea James

animation Why Ren and Stimpy was one of the greatest cartoon series ever Mark Frauenfelder

Comics Meet Short Run Comix Festival's women creators Bob Knetzger

russia If you see a doorbell in the forest, don't push it Mark Frauenfelder

inventions Hear Raymond Scott's amazing musical inventions Bob Knetzger

sam gross Is sick humor dead? Bob Knetzger

toys This is the original Slinky TV commercial. Accept no substitutes Popkin

music Here is No Doubt performing a very VERY different early version of "Don't Speak" (1994) with accordion! David Pescovitz

thanksgiving Will Smith and Kevin Hart to star in "Planes, Trains, and Automobiles" reboot Rusty Blazenhoff

eighties A Knight Rider movie is happening Rusty Blazenhoff

animation The Ren & Stimpy Show is coming back with all-new episodes Rusty Blazenhoff

happy mutants Steven Boyett on Fata Morgana, his new WWII/alt-history mashup novel Cory Doctorow

videos Gorgeous, grotesque, "hyper-real" Ren and Stimpy masks Cory Doctorow

sculpture Incredibly weird and "lifelike" Ren and Stimpy masks David Pescovitz

Weird Target will be closing in 10 minutes Rob Beschizza