Boing Boing is a web site that started out as a "zine" in the 1980's. It was founded by Mark Frauenfelder and Carla Sinclair. It is an irreverent compilation of postings from around the web including news and commentary on a wide variety of topics. The current online version is moderated by Mark along with Cory Doctorow, David Pescovitz, Xeni Jardin, and John Battelle. The site has expanded to include a separate site for Gadgets, Video and Gaming.
I look at this site everyday. I have discovered some very interesting things that I might not have seen otherwise. For instance, today Cory posted a link to The Edgar Allan Poe Digital Collection from the University of Texas. What an awesome resource! Not only works by Poe, but letters written by and to him, books that he owned (and annotated), along with scans of images of him and his family. If you are a Poe fan (and who isn't?), this is a great place to get your fill.
Yesterday, Mark posted a link to an interview with John Marcotte. John has filed a petition with the state of California to ban divorce. It sounded like an ultra-conservative action, until you read more about it. Here's a quote: "We're going to interview them about why they thing traditional marriage is important, and then we'll tell them that we are trying to ban divorce. People who supported Prop 8 weren't trying to take rights away from gays, they just wanted to protect traditional marriage. That's why I'm confident that they will support this initiative, even though this time it will be their rights that are diminished. To not support it would be hypocritical. "
I especially like the "zen" postings they have. They will accumulate related postings, usually just visual, about a particular topic. Like the Bacon Zen. Or the Feline Zen.
I hope you get a chance to check out boingboing.net.
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