582 posts tagged ‘Post’
Catch Hokusai's "Great Wave" in Lego bricks
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If you missed seeing the fantastic show "Hokusai: Inspiration and Influence" in Boston or Seattle, you can still catch "the Wave" on YouTube. "Under the Wave Off Kanagawa" is one of Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai's most famous images. — Read the rest The post Catch Hokusai's "Great Wave" in Lego bricks appeared first on Boing Boing.
Advertisement from 1937 features one-wheel skates
Today, I learned that one-wheel skates used to be a thing. Got Weird on Instagram shared this wonderful image of two young women taking their one-wheelers out for a spin. I wonder if the way they are crossing arms with each other is a fun pose for the photo, or a way to keep balance on these unusual skates. — Read the rest The post Advertisement from 1937 features one-wheel skates appeared first on Boing Boing.
Keep things toasty with this realistic fireplace now over half off, just $165!
TL;DR: This tempered glass fireplace by Costway gives off all the warm and cozy vibes, and it even comes with a remote control! And through January 14, you can get it for just $164.97 (reg. $398). The holiday season may be in the rearview mirror, but the winter weather is just getting started. — Read the rest The post Keep things toasty with this realistic fireplace now over half off, just $165! appeared first on Boing Boing.
Trump dumps on Vivek: deceitful, sly, "not MAGA"
With Vivek Ramaswamy no longer qualifying for debates and his 15 minutes coming to an end, Donald Trump has no further use for him. In the former president's first public remarks on the candidate, he and his senior campaign advisor described him as a deceitful, sly fraud and that voting for him is a vote for the "other side." — Read the rest The post Trump dumps on Vivek: deceitful, sly, "not MAGA" appeared first on Boing Boing.
Drunk Men's Choir produces royalty-free music for content creators, with a catch
If you're wondering whether the Drunk Men's Choir's catch is that 'they're drunk', you're right on the money. DougDoug, a YouTuber whose content usually consists of him torturing AI models, has taken it upon himself to help small creators fight the YouTube Content ID system by producing royalty-free music anyone can use. — Read the rest The post Drunk Men's Choir produces royalty-free music for content creators, with a catch appeared first on Boing Boing.
Watch this manic, lightly dystopian advertisement promoting legal gambling in Florida
Sports betting is legal in Florida now! Which is great news for the sole company with rights to facilitate the habit, Hard Rock Bet. The monopoly is so happy about their successful lobbying that they made a promotional video to share their happiness with the world! — Read the rest The post Watch this manic, lightly dystopian advertisement promoting legal gambling in Florida appeared first on Boing Boing.
In 1996 you could buy Doritos that came in a soda can
In 1996 you could buy Doritos that came in a soda can, and here's what they looked like. Upon first glance, it looks like a Nacho cheese flavored soda (which would be way more bizarre than chips that come inside of a soda can). — Read the rest The post In 1996 you could buy Doritos that came in a soda can appeared first on Boing Boing.
Twitter account shares screenshots of games that don't exist
At the intersection of "creepypasta" and "collaborative art project" lies the "This game does not exist" account, one of the few repositories of wholly original content left on Elon Musk's X. Although the people who run it are shrouded in mystery, its mission is clear: it accepts submissions from artists of all stripes, as long as the art in question can be reasonably passed off as a video game- a video game that doesn't exist, specifically. — Read the rest The post Twitter account shares screenshots of games that don't exist appeared first on Boing Boing.