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British furry franchise The Wombles may soon return to screens
Boing Boing,
The Wombles are Britain's counterpart to the Smurfs, the Gnomes, the Trolls, and so on: in the 1960s and 1970s, every European country had its own cast of counterculture-influenced yet eminently franchisable creature cultures. The Wombles are hedgehog-like characters who live in burrows in parkland ("the Wombles of Wimbledon Common are we…") and clean up after thoughtless, littering humans. — Read the rest The post British furry franchise The Wombles may soon return to screens appeared first on Boing Boing.
Judge won't let Giuliani keep his witness list sealed
Rudy Giuliani—formerly America's Mayor and lately Donald Trump's startlingly disgraced lawyer—will not be able to keep a list of witnesses hidden until a legal hearing next month that could strip him of his Florida condo. Giuliani is on the hook for a $148m defamation verdict after lying about two election workers, but has been doing his best to avoid compensating them. — Read the rest The post Judge won't let Giuliani keep his witness list sealed appeared first on Boing Boing.
In Canada, Justin Trudeau's Liberals sink to 16% in polls
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was once the fresh face of the Liberal party there, winning three elections on center-left platforms despite a string of scandals. His popularity faded slowly, then suddenly: in recent months the bottom has fallen out in his polling, sinking his party to just 16% with a general election looming. — Read the rest The post In Canada, Justin Trudeau's Liberals sink to 16% in polls appeared first on Boing Boing.
Here are some new public domain titles that could become horror movies in 2025
AV Club,
<i>A Farewell To Arms</i>, <i>A Room of One's Own</i>, and the characters of Popeye and Tintin are all up for grabs this year.
Joseph Quinn casting in Beatles biopic confirmed by Bret Easton Ellis, of all people
Quinn has apparently been offered the role of George Harrison in Sam Mendes' movies.
“Mandalas: Mapping the Buddhist Art of Tibet,” Reviewed
The New Yorker,
If the Buddhist art is meant to guide us to enlightenment, it just as often reveals the blood, beauty, and mystery of earthly life.
Jocelyn Wildenstein, famed for catlike cosmetic surgery, dead at 79 or maybe 84
Jocelyn Wildenstein, the Swiss socialite who became famous later in life for extreme cosmetic surgery that gave her a catlike appearance, died Wednesday. She was 79 or 84 years old, depending on the source, and suffered a pulmonary embolism. "Her most enduring project," writes Scottie Andrew for CNN, "was her face." — Read the rest The post Jocelyn Wildenstein, famed for catlike cosmetic surgery, dead at 79 or maybe 84 appeared first on Boing Boing.
From the Makers of Roach Motel
Introducing a roach prewar dream house, a Taco Bell crispy five-cheese roach cantina, and a roach CrossFit gym.