A Utah cat named Galena was playing in a large box, when suddenly things got dark. Meanwhile, Galena's human parents didn't know where she was, and grew frantic as they looked everywhere for their pet. They even put up "missing" flyers and recruited their friends and family to help search the neighborhood for their lost kitty. — Read the rest The post Utah kitty plays in a box, then accidentally gets shipped off as return package to Amazon in California (video) appeared first on Boing Boing ..read more

Another week, another busted Boeing plane that lost a part mid-flight. This time, it was a Delta Air Lines flight headed to LAX from JFK Airport this morning, when, about an hour into the flight, the crew and passengers could feel a vibration. — Read the rest The post Not again! Boeing plane makes emergency landing in New York when emergency slide flies off mid-flight appeared first on Boing Boing ..read more

Three people died too young and broke my heart: Jim Henson, Douglas Adams, and Carrie Fisher. Of those, at least Jim Henson's legacy continues through the characters — and entire worlds — he created. I am old enough that Sesame Street has been around my whole life and was an essential part of my childhood. — Read the rest The post This trailer for Jim Henson Idea Man made me cry appeared first on Boing Boing ..read more

TL;DR: Clean, sleek shaving! This Gillette Body Razor comes with nine refill blade cartridges, an anti-slip handle, and Powerglide® blades for just $14.99 (reg. $24). You're hairy, we're hairy, and the world is all just a little bit fluffier than we'd like to be as summer approaches. Though — Read the rest The post This $15 Gillette Body Razor and the included nine refill blade cartridges are a summer steal made of steel! appeared first on Boing Boing ..read more

YouTuber Marques Brownlee got to try Disney's nearly-ready for VR 360° treadmill. The problem with VR remains that no one wants to suit up and walk to Amazon to buy a book to download to their Kindle. It has been a solution for problems already solved better in almost all instances. — Read the rest The post Marques Brownlee tries Disney's 360° treadmill appeared first on Boing Boing ..read more

Kevin Kelly is my friend and a co-author of our weekly Recomendo newsletter ("6 brief personal recommendations of cool stuff" – subscribe for free here!). He was a co-founder of Wired magazine (he hired me to work there in 1993) and was the editor of The Whole Earth Review. — Read the rest The post Wired co-founder Kevin Kelly unveils 73 nuggets of wisdom for a life well-lived appeared first on Boing Boing ..read more

Maryland High school athletic director Dazhon "DJ" Darien is accused of using AI to fake a racist rant in the voice of his school's principal Eric Eiswert, reports CBS News. The recording infuriated Baltimore and forced Eiswert to stay home for weeks while authorities unraveled the truth. — Read the rest The post Man charged with framing Maryland principal with AI-generated racist rant appeared first on Boing Boing ..read more

Incel influencer Andrew Tate (37) and his brother Tristan (35) will be tried in Romania on charges of human trafficking, rape and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women, reports The Guardian. The Tates were indicted 10 months ago, spending several months under house arrest while authorities investigated the allegations, Unsurprisingly, Tate is wailing about the "unlawful" decision to proceed to trial. — Read the rest The post Toxic influencer Andrew Tate to stand trial on sex trafficking and rape charges appeared first on Boing Boing ..read more

This king snake has gotten into a predicament by attempting to eat itself and succeeding. Thankfully, a human is on standby with hand sanitizer for just such an occasion. Apparently, snakes hate the taste of alcohol. Using hand sanitizer to get a King Snake to stop eating itself. — Read the rest The post Watch this snake being saved from eating itself appeared first on Boing Boing ..read more

Brooklyn Vegan reports that the trendy urban clothing brand known FUGAZI is opening up a flagship store on Manhattan's Lower East Side. The store, located at 55 Canal Street, will sell the brands' jackets, hats, shoes, and pants—some of which are adorned with the word "FUGAZI" in big block letters. — Read the rest The post New NYC clothing store called Fugazi is not a Fugazi t-shirt store appeared first on Boing Boing ..read more