MUSACK's goal is simple: get guitars and instruction into the hands of inner-city and at-risk youth. It's not about turning kids into rock stars. Read the rest

From John Wilcock, New York Years.

An excerpt from Dennis' new book, Extra Good Stuff, published by Last Gasp. Illustrated by Tom Van Deusen Read the rest

I have a fairly large and ever growing collection of kites. This is the easiest to fly, never fail to have a good time, anyone can fly it kite you've been looking for. Read the rest

After making a mocking Facebook spoof and getting folks like us to link to it, thedatadrive.com is selling the "bespoke user data" gathered from visits—as a thumbdrive, on freakin' eBay. Read the rest

This was the first song that came to mind for "Greatest love song of the 80s." She cries on every tune. Every tune.

Bruce Campbell is wearing a face prosthetic, posing next to Sam Raimi's Army of Darkness (1992) assistant camera operator James Fitzgerald.

The Hollywood studios always claim to be "pro-fair-use" but when the US Trade Representative made a move to put fair use into the Trans Pacific Partnership, the MPAA sent a scathing, furious letter to the Obama administration condemning "the inclusion of fair use' in free trade agreements" as "extremely controversial and divisive." Read the rest

Sorry, but Taschen's $1000 four-part art book on the making of 2001: A Space Odyssey is already sold out. Console yourself with Wired's feature about the movie's most enduring and prescient imaginings. Read the rest

The Idaho Transportation Department installed this sign on US Highway 95 instead of the frequently stolen 420 milepost. (more…)

The documents leaked by Edward Snowden revealed a division of British intelligence focused on the use of psychological science to influence, deceive, and infiltrate suspected terrorist cells, hostile states, criminal gangs, and activist groups. Vaughan "Mind Hacks" Bell investigates, and notes that some of their techniques draw heavily from the work of Robert Cialdini, author of Influence, an absolute must-read classic book about techniques of persuasion. Read the rest

It's not just about child pornography found on his computer, possession of which he reportedly will admit to in court. Read the rest

70 of the worst: "Men should be able to veto women's abortions", "Know your role and shut your mouth", "Women are victims of violence all the time-maybe they should make better decisions", etc.

Because "evildoers." Read the rest

Flash: a bloated, unstable, battery-slurping fountain of security problems to wrap video in. So why do so many big sites still require it? Read the rest

In honor of Britain's kooky decision to subject domestically-produced music videos (and only those) to its movie ratings system, Dazed picks its faves. Read the rest

Each screen requires its own kind of meditative patience, but as you draw a mental map of the world in your mind you start to feel the slow burn of pride that comes with having swept each moonlit corner. Read the rest

Themes & Variations, by Ziye Liu, is an animated short film, based upon the art of Yayoi Kusama and Ai Weiwei, which uses computer extrapolation techniques to create "new versions" of their work. There's more at blog.ziyeliu.com.

This awesome Game & Watch "demake" of Terry Cavanagh's Super Hexagon explores the pure essence of the vicious geometric game. If you're a slow-mo like me, you might actually have a chance of scoring well for once. Read the rest

Baby Tasmanian devils are called imps. There's a big push underway to breed the ornery marsupials in captivity due to a facial tumor epidemic ravaging wild populations. Upside: lots of baby pictures. Read the rest

This lifelike re-enactment of the Chicxulub impact event was meticulously researched prior to filming by Field Day and The Slow Mo Guys. Read the rest

AnimalRobot always does great mashups, and this timely version of Fozzie Bear doing N.W.A's "Express Yourself" taps into the moment's zeitgeist. Read the rest

Today in 1% villainy: UK property developer Kim Davies broke a bunch of laws when he used children's gravestones from a derelict church he owned to build an illegal patio at a historic home. Read the rest

Observe a 20-inch tongue in action.

These amazing guys look like living snowflakes!

A vast data dump, purportedly exposing millions of users of a hookup service for cheating spouses, has been confirmed.In a statement, Ashley Madison spokesman Anthony Macri (right) said the dump was a criminal act. Read the rest

Blackphone 2, an upgraded version of the privacy-centered smartphone from Silent Circle, is available for pre-order.The Swiss handset, designed by PGP inventor Phil Zimmerman, uses an Android fork named PrivatOS designed specifically to guard users' privacy and prevent data leakage. Read the rest

Dinosaur Comics creator Ryan North found himself stuck in a skateboarding pit with his dog, Chompsky, an umbrella, a leash, a t-shirt, and a pocket computer. To escape, he played Twitter like a text adventure. Read the rest

It's exactly what it seems to be: a twister formed over a fire's intense heat, drawing the blaze hundreds of feet into their air. Read the rest

...for the moment anyway.

Yamato Suzuki's adorable dog is yelping such a perfect imitation of the sound made by a passing ambulance. (more…)

YouTube personality TheiBookGuy produced an easy-to-watch, easy-to-understand explainer piece on how computer graphics worked in the 1980s.In part one of a multi-part video series, he digs into the limitations of color on eighties-era computers and early game consoles like the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) and the Commodore 64.

It's not making software that can solve our problems: it's figuring out how to pose those problems so that the software doesn't bite us in the ass. Read the rest

Nathaniel Buck Harrison of Oracle, Arizona sought vengeance against a foe by hitting him on the head with a board and then attempting to sic a rattlesnake on him. Apparently, the snake declined to participate. Read the rest

We say yes to this. We would ride it all the way to Valhalla. (more…)

The Environmental Protection Agency was investigating an old mine near Silverton, Colo., earlier this month, when it accidentally released 3 million gallons of toxic waste water into the Animas River. Read the rest

Atlas the robot recently walked in the woods for the first time. From the looks of that bot-wobble, it looks like he packed his forest flask. Read the rest

The eagle-eyed aviation security humans at Dublin Airport prevented a desperate toddler from boarding a flight while in possession of a Despicable Me Fart Blaster: "We don’t make the rules but we apply the rules consistently." (via Lowering the Bar)

The legendary Love and Rockets cartoonist turns his gaze to Riverdale. Read the rest

Corie writes, "We have a project Happy Mutants may be interested in -- an anthology of science fiction stories for middle grade readers, with a focus on diversity and representation. We have 22 great stories from a wide range of authors, from Hugo and Nebula winner Nancy Kress, to relative newcomers in the field." Read the rest

Like most people, I enjoy using emoji. But until today, I could not actually be emoji. All that has changed. Read the rest

Leonard Robinson, a Maryland man known for paying visits to hospitalized kids while dressed as the iconic superhero Batman, was killed last Sunday night in a traffic accident. Read the rest

August 25th, on the roof of Chicago's Hotel Lincoln, we'll be presenting the next in our summer Good Measure Tour with Noise Pop and Joie de Vivre Hotels!Widowspeak, a Chicago-based indie rock duo, will be playing tracks off their soon to be released album "All Yours" coming on September 3rd, via Captured tracks!Get tickets here!

The editors of Boing Boing have always wanted to create an event where people can enjoy a weekend of wonderful, magical, mindblowing, inspiring experiences. Guess what? We're doing it, and you're invited. Read the rest

Stanford scientists made mice walk in circles via remote control of a wireless LED implanted in the rodents' brains. Switching the LED on and off controls neurons that have been previously genetically engineered to be light-sensitive. Read the rest