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For this 1968 performance featuring Liberace and a troupe of flower-power performers probably rescued from a cult compound, the set designers of The Red Skelton Hour went all-out with a mod staging of "The 59th Street Bridge Song" (aka "Feelin' Groovy"). — Read the rest The post Prepare to cringe: Liberace's far-out "Feelin' Groovy" from 1968 appeared first on Boing Boing.

For the last few months, I've been working on a fun new project—a kid-friendly music-themed fantasy adventure podcast called Musicland Stories. The first 12-episode season was written by Bob Proehl, author of the Nobody People superhero book series, with two episodes by me. — Read the rest The post Musicland Stories is a delightful music-themed fantasy adventure podcast for all ages appeared first on...

See how the world's cutest cows react when their human friend pretends to faint. After their friend drops to the floor, pretending to be in peril, the cows act startled for a few seconds (their little jumps are so cute). The cows quickly forget about their grief when they notice the tasty snack in their human friend's hand. — Read the rest The post...

In the realm of musical classics, few tunes are as instantly recognizable as The Champs' 1958 hit, "Tequila." With its surf-rock vibe, the song has embedded itself in the cultural fabric for generations. However, what sets "Tequila" apart is its minimalist lyrics – there are only three words in the entire song, all of which are, as you most likely know, "Tequila." — Read...

It's a good time for Star Wars games. Just look at the excellent Jedi Survivor and try to ignore the Battlefront Classic Collection. Conversely, it's really quite a bad time for titan of video game mediocrity Ubisoft- ratings of their formulaic, shallow grindfest games have been declining in recent years as even the most mainstream gamers get sick of their schtick, culminating in the...

In Star Wars Outlaws, an upcoming action-adventure game, you play Kay Vess, an up-and-comer in the criminal underworld of the Outer Rim. The game takes place in between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi when the Empire is too busy trying to crush the rebellion to worry about low-level riff-raff. — Read the rest The post Star Wars Outlaws gets a...

The latest project from the always-clever technology artist Nicole He (previously) is The Crush House, a thirst-person (sic) shooter video game that plunges into the shoes of a reality TV producer. The goal is not to murder the vain and selfish contestants (as tempting as it may be) — but rather, to shoot them on video. — Read the rest The post THE CRUSH...

Start your week with the best bit from a NSFW clip of a woman blocking traffic and abusively declining to move her car into a parking space. Ultimately, she utters an unpleasant remark about Hawaiians and resumes shrieking. https://boingboing.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/screaming.mp4 Assume that this person is voting all year! — Read the rest The post Upset driver gives others her thoughts appeared first on Boing Boing.

So, you've seen Blue Eye Samurai, right? Because it's fantastic. If not, go watch it now. I'll wait.  OK. Now you can fully appreciate this brilliant edit of Mizu in all its glory. Mizu's beautifully animated swordplay perfectly synchronizes with "Ainsi bas la vida." — Read the rest The post Check out this gorgeous Blue Eye Samurai supercut appeared first on Boing Boing.

Paul Di Filippo's latest science fiction novel, Vangie's Ghosts (Blackstone Publishing), is an impressively entertaining, deeply compelling speculation on the multiverse and the boundless potential of the human mind. The novel invites readers into the vast noodleverse inside of Evangeline "Vangie" Everett, a character who, at first glance, presents as a strange looking, completely silent 3-year-old girl. — Read the rest The post Review:...

On The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Matt Damon shared this wonderful story about a cat he and his family took home from Costa Rica. (Don't worry, fellow cat lovers. It sounds like the story will be sad, but it will be OK. — Read the rest The post Matt Damon has a death-defying jungle cat  appeared first on Boing Boing.

It is an irrefutable fact that crows are awesome. I don't know what was going on in the world in April of 2020 that could have missed this video of Gabby, a clever crow, playing a game of Connect Four at the Texas State Aquarium. — Read the rest The post Clever crow plays Connect Four appeared first on Boing Boing.

Bulletin Board Systems allowed computer users in the dial-up days to access shared resources on the internet: discussion forums, games, utilities, demos, culture, without the astronomical expense of an always-on connection. The technology behind them is long in the tooth, but what if one were to make on now using the most "obnoxiously modern" methods? — Read the rest The post Implementing a "disturbingly...

Thanks to coverage of the earthquake in Taiwan, I learned about the popularity of rooftop pools. The quake caused one pool to overflow. This gentleman's pool didn't overflow but it did turn into the equivalent of a water park attraction. — Read the rest The post Rooftop pool turns into wave pool in Taiwan earthquake appeared first on Boing Boing.

Reading Rainbow was so awesome; the themesong brings a tear to my eye. Of course, the legendary Run DMC were guests. Run DMC is my go-to feel-good music. They are superstars whose talent and energy led hip-hop to Gold and then Multi-Platinum record sales. — Read the rest The post Run DMC's appearance on Reading Rainbow (video) appeared first on Boing Boing.

Forbes Magazine just released its annual list of billionaires, of which there are currently 2,781 still alive across the world. And yes, that's a record — up 25 people from the previous record established 2021, plus one Taylor Swift! The number of people valued at over $100 billion has also increased by 14, which also surpasses previous records. — Read the rest The post...

Alejandro Otero returned to his Naples, Florida home on the evening of March 8, 2024, only to find a strange hole smashed through the entire structure. As Ars Technica reports: Otero wasn't home at the time, but his son was there. — Read the rest The post 2-pound chunk of space station debris leaves a giant hole in Florida Man's home appeared first on...

Europeans really know how to dissent. The optics of spraying a fountain of uncountable pounds of poop, basically, towards the object of your frustration reads pretty clearly. The farmers are protesting what they deem to be excessive red tape and unattainable environmental standards from the EU. — Read the rest The post Belgian farmers spray manure at police during protest appeared first on Boing...

In 1900, English stage magician, inventor, and backyard astronomer John Nevil Maskelyne traveled to North Carolina to observe the total solar eclipse on May 28. Above is his film of the phenomenon which may be the oldest surviving footage of an astronomical event. — Read the rest The post This 1900 film of a solar eclipse may be the oldest footage of an astronomical...

Well, it's a race, but I like calling it that. Ever wondered with amazement at how nimbly waiters move about between tables? Especially with those dense Parisian cafe layouts, table against circular table, chairs placed askew, pigeons presumably underfoot. And at those tables sit patrons with their feet out, hands languidly holding cigarettes, gesticulating wildly, spilling out ash everywhere. — Read the rest The...

"I apologize for my crimes against all things musical," is how engineer Tim Alex Jacobs, aka mitxela, begins the video showcasing his latest invention, a robot slide whistle. Now, this is actually his second robot slide whistle and everything you could hope to know about how and why he developed a robot slide whistle to begin with is laid out here. — Read the...

Cat cafés are great. Cats that need homes can show off how cute they are and get adopted. But what if you made it even cuter by adding a capybara? There is nothing that can't be improved by adding a capybara. — Read the rest The post Of course there is a capybara café in Tokyo appeared first on Boing Boing.

At Willie Nelson's recent Luck Reunion concert, he welcome a very special guest to perform "Rainbow Connection" with him. Willie played guitar and Kermit picked the banjo. Video below. Kermit knows this tune well, of course. In 1979, Kermit released his version—curiously credited to someone named Jim Henson—for The Muppet Movie. — Read the rest The post Willie Nelson and Kermit the Frog sing...

In Sam Raimi's Spider-Man (2002), there's a scene where Mary Jane (Kirsten Dunst) slips in the cafeteria and sends her tray of food flying. In an instant, Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) jumps up, catches MJ in one arm and the tray of food with the other. — Read the rest The post This ten second scene from Spider-Man took 156 tries to get right...