Posted at 05:21PM on January 14, 2024 by \tPopkin @ Boing Boing
Advertisement from 1937 features one-wheel skates - Boing Boing
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Posted at 12:00PM on December 17, 2023 by \tPopkin @ Boing Boing
There was once a time when people dressed up as Christmas trees
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t t t t tThere was once a time when people dressed up as Christmas trees. During Edwardian times, dressing up as a Christmas tree was a similar trend to that of people wearing ugly Christmas sweaters...
Posted at 01:00PM on November 11, 2023 by \tPopkin @ Boing Boing
The process of making a stunning hand-marbled silk scarf
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t t t t tI love seeing the process behind this unique hand-marbled silk scarf. The pattern for the scarf is one of a kind, and made by floating layers of paint in a long tub o...
Posted at 12:25PM on October 15, 2023 by \tPopkin @ Boing Boing
I'm a big fan of this umbrella with a window from 1935
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t t t t tI'm a big fan of this umbrella with a window from 1935. I have no clue why this isn't a more common thing, because it makes perfect sense to have a little plastic window to peep out of when holding your umbrella close to y...
Posted at 06:06PM on October 08, 2023 by \tPopkin @ Boing Boing
Venera Kazarova created a stop motion of a fabulous costume with an arrow-in-heart theme
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t t t t tVenera Kazarova created a stop motion of a fabulous costume with an arrow-in-heart theme. I love how this video combines costume, sculpture, and stop-motion to achieve the final r...
Posted at 02:42PM on December 15, 2021 by Devin Nealy @ Boing Boing
Watch the death of a single-celled organism
No matter how natural the process of dying is, the prospect of death will always be unsettling. Grappling with the existential questions surrounding death's reality can either ruin or enlighten any action one engages in. Consider it a coffin half full or half empty argument....
Posted at 04:53PM on December 01, 2021 by David Pescovitz @ Boing Boing
Wife number two, junk car supplier, computer chuckles, and other fantastic screengrabs from 1980s TV news
80snewsscreens is a fantastic Instagram feed featuring screengrabs from 1980s TV news segments, promos, and on-the-street interviews with excellent "lower thirds," the text or graphics added to the bottom of the video. (Don't miss the sister feed either: 90snewsscreens.)...
Posted at 01:32PM on August 06, 2021 by Rob Beschizza @ Boing Boing
Scammers promise to get anyone banned from Instagram for $60\xe2\x80\x94or restored for thousands
Instagram will ban accounts on demand, reports Vice, so long as you are willing to lie. Scammers charge $60 for the "censorship" service, which depends on the company's hair-trigger reaction to claims that someone posted references to self-harm or abuse. The scammer then sel...
Posted at 05:40PM on February 12, 2021 by Mark Frauenfelder @ Boing Boing
Cheap Old Houses showcases dwellings for under $100k
Cheap Old Houses' promise: "We cherry pick the most beautiful old houses for sale for under $100K and share them with you." I just signed up for their Instagram, because it's more fun than cruising Zillow.[Via Core77]...
