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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Elf Queen Tilda Swinton Cast as James Bond, Doctor Who and Chosen as Pope

2 days ago | boingboing.net | Rob Beschizza

LONDON (AP) — English actress Tilda Swinton, known for her eclectic portrayals of ethereal and androgynous characters. has been named as the next James Bond, the new incarnation of Doctor Who, and, in a surprise move, selected by the College of Cardinals as the 267th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church.
White House reportedly looking for Hegseth replacement

3 days ago | boingboing.net | Rob Beschizza

Embattled Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth may soon have more time to spend with a plastic bottle of Highland Mist, if NPR's anonymous official is right. Hegseth was exposed by the New York Times this weekend as having shared "war plans" online in a second chatroom—this one lacking even the veneer of professional purpose provided by participants in the first chatroom to be exposed.
Leavitt absurdly claims Hegseth doing "phenomenal job" after 2nd Signal error (video)

3 days ago | boingboing.net | Carla Sinclair

And the gaslighting continues, as Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt claims with a straight face that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is doing a "phenomenal job." "The president stands strongly behind Secretary Hegseth, who is doing a phenomenal job leading the Pentagon," the 27-year-old Press Secretary told Fox News this morning, a ludicrous statement to make after news broke over the weekend that Hegseth shared classified war plans with his third wife and his brother in a second compromised...
Study: bigots who hate one marginalized group increasingly hate all of them

3 days ago | boingboing.net | Rob Beschizza

Racist, sexist, antisemitic or homophobic? Bigots gotta catch 'em all. Prejudices are becoming more intercorrelated, according to a study published in Social Pschological and Personality Science.
High-fat high-sugar diets make you suck at games

3 days ago | boingboing.net | Rob Beschizza

Faced with the contemporary choice between healthy carbs or healthy fats, some take the road more-traveled: a diet high in fat and sugar. If we already know the most delicious strategy is a bad one, new research from the University of Sydney has found something else to think about beyond weight management and fitness problems: the double whammy impairs cognition too.
Ubisoft opens colorblindness simulation tool to public

3 days ago | boingboing.net | Rob Beschizza

Chroma is a colorblindness simulator Ubisoft uses in game development, and the company has made it available for public use after "several years of internal use and development." It depicts using filters. "Over the past few years, Chroma has proven to be a highly efficient tool for us at Ubisoft," says David Tisserand, Director of Accessibility. "It has allowed us to assess the accessibility of our games for colorblind players much faster and more comprehensively than ever before.
Authoritarians love conspiracy theories

3 days ago | boingboing.net | Rob Beschizza

A study published in Political Psychology—now there's a name for a journal—found that authoritarian people are "primed" for conspiracy beliefs. Bearing in mind that not all conspiracy theories are false, a "rich literature" of research connects such beliefs to stable personality traits and psychological needs. But what comes first: the authoritarianism or the conspiracism? There are widespread concerns that conspiracy theories undermine democracies.
Humanoid robots run half-marathon alongside humans

3 days ago | boingboing.net | Rob Beschizza

Bipedal robots ran 13.1 miles alongside human runners at a half-marathon in Beijing on Saturday. A divider seperated the two on parallel courses, but it was not apparently necessary. The day went well for meat and machine athletes, though many did not make it to the finish line. While flesh-and-blood participants followed conventional rules, the 20 teams fielding machines in the Humanoid Robot Half-Marathon competed under tailored guidelines, which included battery swap pit stops.
Pope Francis dead at 88

3 days ago | boingboing.net | Rob Beschizza

The first latin American to lead the Catholic Church is dead at 88. Pope Francis, lately ailing but who only yesterday addressed crowds for an Easter Sunday service, died at 07:35 local time. The BBC collects accolades and tributes as mourners gather at the Vatican. The bells are ringing here in St Peter's Square, announcing the death of Pope Francis. A crowd of hundreds of thousands of people fell silent – the atmosphere is one of palpable shock and sadness.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared Yemen attack details in second online chat group

3 days ago | boingboing.net | Rob Beschizza

Pete Hegseth shared operational details of a forthcoming attack on Houthis in Yemen in a Signal chatroom—a scandal that made a fool of him and exposed the insecure and evasive communication preferences of Trump officials. But that was just one of the chatrooms he was blathering in, and the New York Times has found another. Unlike the chat in which The Atlantic was mistakenly included, the newly revealed one was created by Mr. Hegseth.