When you are having a certain kind of day, revisiting this clip from The Mighty Boosh is wise advice. Kittens in a Barrel [YouTube, thanks Coop].
Today on Boing Boing tv: Toots and the Maytals are true reggae legends (more: Wikipedia, MySpace). Founder Toots Hibbert is credited with coining the word "reggae" in the band ... Discussion
MIT researchers are developing a novel power scavenging systes for small wireless sensors that monitor for forest fires. The sensors are powered by the trees themselves. Each ... Discussion
My first post here at Boing Boing is going to be what got me into this mess in the first place. I read an interesting short essay about a little-known 1970 Frank Sinatra conce ... Discussion
(Video: an intro that precedes the movies of Max Hardcore; no nudity or sexual acts in this embedded video above).
A US District Court in Florida has sentenced "extreme shock ... Discussion
One in four mammal species are at risk of extinction, according to a new study by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The assessment was done by more th ... Discussion
An individual who suffers from cluster headaches thinks he may have finally found a treatment that works: psychedelic mushrooms. The man, who goes by the name Flash, found no ... Discussion
Just in time for the presidential debates tonight, from Lessig blog:
Barack Obama has reaffirmed the position he took in the primaries and asked the Debate Commission to s ... Discussion
Last week on Boing Boing tv, we released a BBtv WORLD episode with a visit to Pendjari nature preserve in Benin (West Africa). I got close (a little too close) to a herd of be ... Discussion
Yat-chan and Fuku-chan are waiters at the Kaoru Otsuka sake house north of Tokyo. The two are monkeys. They bring hot towels and also serve drinks. From Reuters, where you can ... Discussion
Our WIRED friend Melanie Cornwell gives us a heads up on the final two special events at the ongoing WIRED NextFest in Chicago this week. If you're in town, you gotta go! Mela ... Discussion
