Yolanda Borucki worked at Uniting Church childcare centre with Ashley Paul Griffith, who was abusing children there. She reported him to their employer and the police, but they rejected her allegations. After she exposed what he was doing by sending herself documents that incrimi … | Continue reading
11,000 Starbucks baristas are represented by their union, and it says a five-day strike begins today in three U.S. cities: Los Angeles, Chicago and Seattle. Low pay and inadequate staffing are the causes, reports the BBC. Workers United says the walkouts will start in Los Angeles … | Continue reading
The picture quality looks dismal compared to a normal set, at least if photos of it are to be believed, but LG's transparent television is now available. If you have $60k, a 77-inch see-through tee vee can now be yours. — Read the rest The post LG's transparent TV on sale for $60 … | Continue reading
Poland's cities, including Warsaw and Poznan, employ unusual teams of monitors to ensure that their water supply is safe to drink. Each water filtration plant has a crack team of eight mussels that tirelessly track the water entering the system, and have the authority to shut dow … | Continue reading
According to a new paper, the fear of ending up on Santa's Naughty list doesn't make kids behave better. At Christmastime, children are often admonished to be good or end up on Santa's "naughty" list and receive only coal in their stockings. — Read the rest The post Your Elf on a … | Continue reading
TL;DR: Save 37% on this retro-inspired gaming console with thousands of pre-installed games. There was nothing like the golden age of gaming. Kids these days don't understand the feeling of beating your brother in Street Fighter or finally clearing that impossible level in Sonic, … | Continue reading
TL;DR: Save 70% on this Chromebook with a refurbished model. Check out now before they're all sold out. While packing my suitcase to go home for the holidays, I had a stomach-sinking feeling: What if the airline lost my luggage, along with my $1,000+ MacBook? — Read the rest The … | Continue reading
What happens if you find a police surveillance device attached to your car? Attorney Andrew Flusche reviews four cases and offers advice on what you should do. In 2010, Yasir Aifi discovered a GPS tracking device under his car during a mechanic visit, which Reddit users identifie … | Continue reading
A flying pork product helped an Austin writer claim literary infamy in this year's Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest, which crowns the author of the worst opening sentence to an imaginary novel. Lawrence Person beat out more than 6,300 contestants with his deliberately dreadful descr … | Continue reading
Representative to the US Congress from the State of Georgia Marjorie Taylor Greene joins Senator Rand Paul in touting Elon "Pedo Guy" Musk for Speaker of the House. LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? CLICK HERE TO GO AD-FREE! This is one of those moments where you hope this is jus … | Continue reading
Desperate sailors during WWII turned torpedo fuel into a legendary bootleg booze that packed enough punch to blind or kill those who dared drink it. Called "torpedo juice," this dangerous concoction spread from the Aleutians to Australia, becoming an infamous part of wartime cult … | Continue reading
Relax by the fire with Mando and Din Grogu! Listen to the gentle crackling and watch the youngling sip frog baby soup. I wonder why they decided to sit in the snow and where they got that new Razor Crest. LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? — Read the rest The post Enjoy The Mandal … | Continue reading
Scientists are studying a disturbing development in the whole squirrels-are-up-to-no-good thing. In California, newly found to be carnivorous squirrels are decapitating and tearing voles limb from limb while devouring their flesh. LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? CLICK HERE TO G … | Continue reading
A tractor trailer sitting across railroad tracks in Pecos, Texas caused a train to derail yesterday afternoon, killing one person and injuring four others. After jumping the tracks, the train crashed into the town's Chamber of Commerce building, according to CBS News. — Read the … | Continue reading
After years of discarding two Chemex three-layer paper coffee filters daily, I decided to cut back on waste and try a stainless steel coffee filter. LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? CLICK HERE TO GO AD-FREE! I felt like my daily coffee ritual was wasteful. — Read the rest The po … | Continue reading
TL;DR: This holiday, give someone the gift of a more streamlined workday with 1minAI's collection of almost all the major AI models, now only $39.99 (reg. $234). When AI first came out, we were a little worried it would take a lot of people's jobs. — Read the rest The post AI gif … | Continue reading
As the rabid GOP fights itself over government funding, Sen. Rand Paul suggests replacing Speaker Mike Johnson with Elon Musk. "The Speaker of the House need not be a member of Congress," the Kentucky lawmaker posted this morning. "Nothing would disrupt the swamp more than electi … | Continue reading
Chen Jinping, 60, pleaded guilty Wednesday to acting as an illegal agent of the Chinese government and faces up to five years in jail. Jinpung wasn't a spy or a smuggler, though: he operated a secret police station, as used by the Chinese Communist Party to "police" its own citiz … | Continue reading
It's no secret that Nvidia's 5000 series of GPUs is on its way, and there are no surprises for guessing the model numbers, either, but now we know for sure what's coming in the new year. This is thanks to an apparently-premature update, quickly removed, at the website of hardware … | Continue reading
The Federal Trade Commission ruled that ticket sellers, hotels and rental sites must disclose the total prices, including all fees, upfront. This would also prohibit them from hiding charges until the last minute, though NBC News reports that the president-elect could withdraw th … | Continue reading
I was lucky enough to spend the weekend in the always-weird-and-wonderful Bisbee, Arizona, where I had the grand pleasure of experiencing Bisbee's newest artistic labor of love: The Freak Family Roadshow. And boy does it deliver! It has everything I love: Aliens! — Read the rest … | Continue reading
The Commodore 64, released by the long-dead manufacturer in 1982 with 64kb of RAM and capable of displaying 16 colors at once, is more than merely alive. It was still performing inventory and point-of-sale duty at the Hilligoss Bakery bakery in Indiana as last as 2015. — Read the … | Continue reading
What level of marketing is this? In any case, the first big budget entry in James Gunn's new DC universe, which wallpapers over the confusing jumble of cameos and half-baked plotlines that constituted the last one, is just over the horizon. — Read the rest The post A teaser trail … | Continue reading
I find these videos of artist Joe Richards creating sculptures by pouring molten metal into various containers filled with Orbeez absolutely mesmerizing. Arizona-based Richards, who describes himself as "Air Force Colonel (ret), Dad, Artist, Forensic Psychiatrist, Science Dude," … | Continue reading
If you've never experienced the mellifluous sounds of the Fart Piano, you're truly missing out. What's a Fart Piano, you ask? It's a battery-operated toy that went by the full name of the Prank Star Fart Piano, and was made in 2014 by Skyrocket Toys. — Read the rest The post The … | Continue reading
…And if you have any idea what that means, it might be too late for you. Fortnite is no stranger to collaborations, from Lionel Messi to Lethal Company, but its latest stroke of synergy feels a little like scraping the bottom of the barrel: viral meme and Grade-A Gen Z brainrot S … | Continue reading
TL;DR: This TSA-approved luggage lock works with Apple Find My, so you can track your bag anytime — check out now to get it for $29.99 with free shipping. Tracking down lost luggage used to turn people into Tom Cruise from Mission Impossible: endless phone calls, missing forms, a … | Continue reading
Suspense Comics #3 from 1944 is one of the most infamous Golden Age comics, featuring an unforgettable Alex Schomburg cover. A copy is currently up for auction, with a high bid of $110,000. According to the Heritage Auctions listing, this particular copy "has never been offered f … | Continue reading
TL;DR: Get Windows 11 Pro for $17.97 until December 22 and give your PC the upgrade it deserves. Remember when your PC was fast, snappy, and, well…functional? It's time to relive those glory days with Microsoft Windows 11 Pro. For just $17.97, this upgrade doesn't just give your … | Continue reading
LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? CLICK HERE TO GO AD-FREE! A resident of Stockton, New York spotted two giant teeth sticking out of the base of a plant in their backyard. Pushing the dirt aside, they found even more loose chompers. — Read the rest The post New York resident find … | Continue reading
LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? CLICK HERE TO GO AD-FREE! "The advancement of insect-computer hybrid robots holds significant promise for navigating complex terrains and enhancing robotics applications," writes Hirotako Sato and colleagues at the Nanyang Technology University i … | Continue reading
Florida monkeys are almost as prevalent as Florida men these days, with new Volusia County sightings that include monkeys in backyards and even at a school drop-off area. "I looked up into a tree and kind of went, 'What's that!?'" Colin Innes, a Central Florida riverboat tour ope … | Continue reading
Last weekend, Scotts Valley, California, was subject to a rare tornado. The chaos is impressive. This video shared by NBC News is nuts. A shopping center parking lot turned to mayhem. The random screaming at around 6 seconds should become the new "Wilhelm Scream." — Read the rest … | Continue reading
Sandisk isn't the most exciting company, unless your kink is price-effective consumer data storage options. It has a new logo, though, and the new logo is good! The corporate trend of paying an agency $500,000 to blandly render the name in a characterless Helveticlone is over. — … | Continue reading
The mysterious drones of New Jersey are now circling near San Diego, California. LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? CLICK HERE TO GO AD-FREE! People want there to be a mystery and a conspiracy. There are many things in the sky, and people who rarely look up are surprised to find o … | Continue reading
When Mr. Jarvis, a British solicitor, booked his dream Christmas ski holiday in 1969, Swan Tours' brochure promised him heaven in the Swiss Alps. For just £63.45 (including a Christmas supplement), he was sold a festive fantasy: a charming hotel on a "sunny plateau" run by the En … | Continue reading
A hunter in Virginia illegally shot at a bear that had run up a tree. The bear then fell out of the tree and crushed the hunter's good friend to death. A group of hunters had pursued the bear in Lunenberg County on December 9, until the creature took refuge up in a tree. — Read t … | Continue reading
A Texas federal judge has ruled that conservative activist John Sabal can proceed with most of his defamation lawsuit against the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). The December 13, 2024 decision from Judge Reed O'Connor in Fort Worth allows key parts of the case to move forward. — Re … | Continue reading
Taking the fight to the vampires wherever they are, perhaps seeking better air, Herschel Walker is headed to The Bahamas. LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? CLICK HERE TO GO AD-FREE! Herschel Walker is known for his climate policy, lying about serving in law enforcement, lying abo … | Continue reading
After weeks of bullying Canada with tariff threats and mocking "Governor" Justin Trudeau, Donald Trump again pushed his ridiculous fantasy of turning Canada into a "51st state" this morning. "No one can answer why we subsidize Canada to the tune of over $100,000,000 a year? — Rea … | Continue reading
Regardless of the number of times the former Congressperson accused of paying a minor for sex, Matt Gaetz has tried to stop the release of the congressional ethics investigation report on his behavior; it appears he has failed. Matt Gaetz ousted Speaker McCarthy, trying to quash … | Continue reading
Earnest yet dumb Philomena Cunk is back, misunderstanding the basics in a way that allows her deeply flawed insights and observations to baffle experts and keep us laughing. LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? CLICK HERE TO GO AD-FREE! When I discovered Diane Morgan's wonderful cha … | Continue reading
Interpol, a sprawling international bureaucracy where 196 countries pool their resources to issue strongly worded notices and organize conferences in scenic locations, recently expanded its role to become a schoolmarmish Internet scold. "INTERPOL is calling for a shift in languag … | Continue reading
TL;DR: Headway helps you learn the best ideas from nonfiction books in just 15 minutes. It's like SparkNotes for self-improvement, and lifetime access is only $59.99 (reg. $299). Want to become the most interesting person at the next social gathering? — Read the rest The post Wan … | Continue reading
"Soldiers of the Sea" is the spine-tingling shanty that plays in Return of the Obra Dinn when you first encounter a memory showing the worst of what the ship's vanished crew were up against. The contrast of an uplifting work song with "What. — Read the rest The post Kazoo version … | Continue reading
Last year I shared one of the cutest videos on the internet—this double-decking strawberry snacking situation involving a mama potoroo and her baby. It's definitely prime potoroo content, but it left me wanting more—specifically, something more up-close where I could REALLY see t … | Continue reading
A 2020 paper that caused a shortage of an anti-malarial drug also used to treat autoimmune disorders like lupus was just retracted by the journal that published it. In March of 2020, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents pub … | Continue reading
Britain's online safety act, forced through parliament despite all the usual warnings about hasty "think of the children" legislation, is now in force. The overwhelming compliance requirements are already causing local sites to shut down, such as a popular forum for bicyclists. — … | Continue reading