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Friday July 21, 2017. 12:31 AM
The Magic of Oz, most likely from the early 1960s, is sometimes referred to as 'the worst cartoon ever.' I think that is hyperbolic but I appreciate the sentiment. Animation historian Jerry Beck had this to say about it: 'The film is a real mystery... and real awful.' (via ...
Thursday July 20, 2017. 09:02 PM
After serving 9 years in prison for armed robbery, O.J. Simpson (70) was granted parole. He could be released on October 1. From ABC News: Simpson said in his nine years behind bars, he's been 'a good guy.' 'I was always a good guy, but could have been a better Christian,...
In an interview with the New York Times, Donald Trump said that Akie Abe, wife of Japan Prime Minister Abe, didn't even say 'hello' to him at the G20 dinner because she doesn't speak English: So, I was seated next to the wife of Prime Minister Abe [Shinzo Abe of Japan], who...
An unnamed North American casino was hacked through an on-site fish tank connected to the Internet, reports CNN. (more…)
A gentleman who didn't like AT&T trucks parked in front of his Hialeigh, FL home grabbed his revolver and calmly began shooting at the tires and engine of one, and then another truck. One of AT&T's technicians, Derrick Taylor, called 9-1-1. “He's shooting the truck right...
Someone put together a Google spreadsheet of Trump administration personal finances. It has links to the disclosure forms of nearly 500 people - Steve Bannon, Jared Kushner, Betsy DeVos, Trump, etc. Trump owes between $55 million to $75 million to Deutsche Bank, the same...
U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller has widened his investigation into possible collusion between Russia and Donald Trump's presidential campaign. Mueller is looking into Trump's financial dealings with with unsavory Russian businessman, including mobsters and corrupt...
The complexities of how health insurance works in the United States proves to be too much for Donald Trump. He's even having a hard time grasping how much it costs. (more…)
If you've ever approached San Francisco's airport from the south during landing, you may have noticed the colorful salt ponds along the southern shore of San Francisco Bay. (more…)
Nagato Iwasaki scours beaches for driftwood he can repurpose into lovely sculptures. (more…)
A young antelope harbors a vicious grudge against this guy, who seems to be half-scared, half-amused by the tiny angry ungulate. The only way he can restrain it is by grabbing it by the horns. He makes a half-hearted attempt to use a towel like a bullfighter's cape, but that ...
Toronto officials are hopping mad that a rogue DIYer built a flight of stairs in community park for $550 instead of allowing the city to contract it out to a builder at a cost of $65,000-$150,000. Adi Astl, a retired mechanic, said he decided to build the stairs because...
A screw with a stripped head can be difficult to remove. There are a number of ways to remove screws with stripped heads. Lifehacker has a nice article on this subject. My favorite method of removing a stuck/stripped screw is with a pair of screw removal pliers. They bite...
My iPhone 7+ did a faceplant into gravel. There were 3 deep impacts but the screen saver took all the damage. I'm a big fan of these tempered glass screen savers. I've been replacing iPhone screens with increasing frequency over the years, and these glass overlays are much...
This is deeply weird but also makes perfect sense. Wow. Created by Ursinarium, inspired by Josh Billinson's tweet: Star Wars, but all of the light saber sounds are Owen Wilson saying "wow" pic.twitter.com/t5Yll0AV4h— Josh Billinson (@jbillinson) July 14, 2017 (image...
Hey there, I've been going to Burning Man since 1995 and a funny thing happened out there starting in 1997. I recently shared a shorter version of this story in my inbox zine. Mark saw it and thought Boing Boing readers might like it as well. So, here you are: I’m 99.7%...
Martina at Natural Nerd takes Game of Thrones fans through instructions on making a badass-looking Iron Throne phone charger. (more…)
Gilbert Arciniega was an early adopter of shooting videos of 1980s day-to-day life, like this footage of him zipping down Interstate 10, aka the 10 freeway in LA lingo. Includes 1978 Datsun 280Z car radio in the background. (more…)
As I wrote about last month, the hotelier who operates the Toronto property bearing Trump's name was desperate enough to get shut of it that they had bid millions for the right to change the name of the hotel. (more…)
Attorney General Jeff Sessions, having been thrown under the bus by Donald Trump, has clearly run out of fucks to give, and so now he's not only reviving the feel-good anti-drug program that convinced kids to take drugs, not only directing fed cops to arrest people who take...
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