BB pal Michael Leddy told me that he has some real problems with contemporary Hi and Lois strips. I agree. The lousy art is filled with seemingly unintentional misrepresentations of reality that sometimes look like the surreal sets from The

Neil Gaiman's on tour with his fantastic new book, The Graveyard Book. I'm about halfway through it and enjoying it immensely -- it's the spookiest, coolest, most dream-like and smart young adult horror novel I've read. As he tours, Neil

Here's a nice gag for hanging an upside-down bookshelf on your wall -- the books are held in with elasticated strips of cloth: The inverted bookshelf turns a bit of your living room upside down as it hangs all of

The Allstate insurance company is testing a program where drivers over 50 play a videogame designed to improve their driving abilities and reduce the number of accidents. According to a Chicago Tribune article, the software exercises visual processing speed and

The Asia-Pacific Space Agency continues to grow,, combining the spacefaring ambitions of China, Iran, Turkey, Pakistan, Cambodia, Indonesia and others: "Given China's diplomatic use of space, there is a very good chance they would be taking somebody from a new

Ron Deibert of the University of Toronto's Citizen Lab says, The first Information Warfare Monitor/ONI Asia major investigative report has been released -- Breaching Trust: An analysis of surveillance and security practices on China's TOM-Skype platform, written by Nart Villeneuve,

Robert Pearlman, editor of the Houston-based space history and artifacts project collectSPACE, says: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, or NASA as it is more commonly referred to today, began operations 50 years ago on Oct. 1, 1958. Charged with

there was news of a long-life netbook battery for MSI's Wind, a debunking of yesterday's Mac Pro benzene claims, and yet another fake MacBook Pro rendering. Big fish of the day is Nokia's latest cellphone, which loses its "Tube" rumor-name

Gus Harper is an L.A./NYC artist who creates pop paintings of ordinary objects on large grids. This time-lapse video of Harper painting roses is quite entrancing. Gus Harper: Grid Painting video (Thanks, Jason Weisberger!)...

Michael Yon in Afghanistan: If we're going to win this war, we will have to win over the rural Afghans. One compound at a time. An old friend of mine has an airplane in Afghanistan, and I've hitched a few

Gabriel Delahaye at Videogum has come to the conclusion that we may have already seen the golden age of internet viral videos, like the epic weirdo tour de force embedded above. "It was in 2006, and it was great," he

The "Condomovil," an HIV/AIDS awareness vehicle, has been stolen in Mexico City. The truck's cargo included 5,000 condoms, 800 HIV tests, and a 22-foot inflatable rubber. From the Associated Press: The co-ordinator of an HIV/Aids awareness tour, Polo Gomez, said

is a new and compelling DVD coming from extended Skinny Puppy posse members William Morrison and Justin Bennett later this year. It took me a while to figure out exactly what was going on (and exactly who was responsible), but

Larry Lessig recounts the story of a perfect example of the inadequacy of fair use: a political (anti-Obama) parody video was taken down on the basis of a ridiculous copyright claim. Like Lessig, I don't agree with the video, but

Today's Boing Boing tv is an installment of our ongoing BBtv WORLD series, in which we bring you first-person glimpses of life around the globe. Today: an ambient exploration of the creatures rustling around in a West African wildlife preserve

From Orange Crate Art: The best choice for watching a presidential or vice-presidential debate is C-SPAN. Why? C-SPAN's continuous split-screen lets you see both participants at all times, allowing for all sorts of observations about body language and facial expression.

An update on the item blogged here earlier today on Boing Boing: Skype, the online text messaging and voice service, said Thursday it was "extremely concerned" by monitoring of Internet chat by its Chinese partner reported by Canadian researchers. Skype

Peek inside the world of the Dukes of Hazzard star, from her new bod to her famous marriage. By Emily Fromm and Janice Morris

Check out where they were spotted in New York.

Is he following in Clay Aiken's footsteps?