Boing Boing

Boing Boing started as a zine in 1988 and has since evolved into a group blog. The site often covers a range of topics such as technology, futurism, science fiction, gadgets, intellectual property, Disney, and communism. It has received recognition, winning the Bloggies award for Weblog of the Year two times, in 2004 and 2005.

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Tourist who fell into volcano in Indonesia on Saturday found dead - Boing Boing

3 days ago | boingboing.net | Carla Sinclair

26-year-old hiker who fell into active volcano in Indonesia Saturday morning found dead, says family
Tourist is trapped inside volcano after "abandoned" by guide (video) - Boing Boing

3 days ago | boingboing.net | Carla Sinclair

26-year-old tourist is stuck inside active volcano in Indonesia after hiking guide "abandoned" her (video)
Tom the Dancing Bug: Elon Musk and His Doge Pals, in "School of Grok"

3 days ago | boingboing.net | Ruben Bolling

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Explore the extraordinary legacy of Nazi-slugging comic book pioneer Jack Kirby

4 days ago | boingboing.net | Mark Frauenfelder

Jack Kirby (1917–1994) is probably the most famous American comic book artist and writer in history. Kirby created and co-created many of the most famous characters in comics, including Captain America, Thor, the Fantastic Four, the Avengers, the X-Men, Black Panther, the Incredible Hulk, and many more. He's long been my favorite cartoonist.
Why Japan's micro-shops create wonder missing in America

4 days ago | boingboing.net | Mark Frauenfelder

One of the reasons I keep returning to Tokyo is to wander quiet neighborhoods in search of tiny stores you can't find anywhere else. In 2018, David and I stumbled upon the Prank Weird Store, located in Kitazawa (see the original location in Google Maps — it moved to Katamata in 2020, but it's now about 20 miles south of Tokyo). It sells used records, underground/counterculture t-shirts, and vintage collectibles. The proprietor seemed to be running it out of his house.
Photographer captures America's vanishing roadside treasures in stunning new book

4 days ago | boingboing.net | Ruben Bolling

Journalist Rolando Pujol has created a fantastic book that meticulously, voluminously, and joyously chronicles the beauty of the commercial art and architecture of the American roadside. The Great American Retro Road Trip, jam-packed with amazing photographs by Pujol, will be released this week. I don't know how Pujol traveled to every corner of the country to experience and photograph so many neon signs, ridiculous giant statues, and food-shaped architecture, but he certainly did.
Anaheim PD shows off their intuition in the case of a multi-million dollar heist of a large sculpture

1 week ago | boingboing.net | Jason Weisberger

Weighing in at around 4,000 pounds, Sir Daniel K. Winn's sculpture seems impossible to move, let alone steal, without a plan. Anaheim PD is gathering clues and believes this is a "targeted" crime. NBCLA labels this one as "apparent theft," and it seems like it'd be nearly impossible to move either of the stolen sculptures without a plan.
Musk's empire showing signs of "rapid unscheduled disassembly"

1 week ago | boingboing.net | Jason Weisberger

Salon predicts Elon "Pedo Guy" Musk's house of cards is about to tumble. Tesla is ridiculously overvalued for a carmaker, especially one with severe brand problems and an inability to sell cars. The hype has been around Elon, and as Elon has done more than enough to disprove his mythical genius, there isn't a lot left propping the stock up. Sadly, his friendship with a man famous for throwing people under the bus has resulted in the anticipated result.
"Two-week Trump" is paralyzed by middle east decisions, so he attacks Biden instead

1 week ago | boingboing.net | Carla Sinclair

A paralyzed Donald Trump shows just how ill-equipped he is as Commander-in-Chief, stalling decision-making on the Israel-Iran conflict while focusing instead on his well-worn Big Lie from 2000. While Israel continues to attack Iran, which in turn retaliated again by launching a "fresh barrage of missiles" toward Israel today, the unfit president announced he needs another two weeks to ponder how to handle the urgent middle-east crisis.
Woman tries to help snake in road - instead, screaming ensues as things go from bad to worse (video)

1 week ago | boingboing.net | Carla Sinclair

A woman driving in the rain notices a long black snake in the road and worries it will be run over. So she stops her car and tries to guide the slithering creature to safety. But as the old saying goes, no good deed goes unpunished, and in this case, her good deed goes from bad to worse. In a now viral clip, rain pours on the woman as she uses a long roll of wrapping paper to try and shoo the snake off the road. "It's a real busy road, fella.