Ben Chasny, Chris Corsano, and Richard Bishop live at the Sunset Tavern in Seattle (photo by Joe Mabel)

A Rembrandt that hasn't been publicly displayed in nearly 40 years sells for more than $33 million.

Maison Martin Margiela, Spring 2010

Martin Margiela quietly exited the fashion house he founded not too long ago. But Diesel, which bought a majority stake in the label in 2002, has no plans to replace him. The label's chief executive, Giovanni Pungetti, said the house will...

Do you need shots of ordinary people doing things? They got that b-roll. A short film by Dylan Osborn, written by Sergio Cilli. Full credits here. (Thanks, Matt West!)...

Filene’s Basement has been floundering for a while now — the Boston-based retailer filed for Chapter 11 in May and was bought by Syms Corp. in June — but the hits keep coming: The chain will be shuttering its Sixth Avenue location this spring. The company was "unable to renegotiate the lease"...

Water Bears are some of nature's most durable microscopic creatures, capable of surviving almost anywhere, including the vast reaches of space. They are also extremely cute and have inspired a song by the band, Ekoostik Hookah. Previously:Water bears survive open space - Boing Boing (Thanks, Robin Kolnicki!)...

Somers Town (2008) Direction: Shane Meadows Screenplay: Shane Meadows, Paul Fraser Cast: Thomas Turgoose, Piotr Jagiello, Elisa Lasowski, Kate Dickie, Ireneusz Czop, Perry Benson � Thomas Turgoose, Piotr Jagiello in Somers Town � The happenstance friendship central to Shane Meadows’ Somers Town buds within a small black-and-white world, an environment populated with aesthetic lines, distinct or unseen, that stretch retrograde towards an urban horizon. Convergence is not merely suggested through contrast and forms, but is realized as ubiquitous in the neighborhood around the film’s young men. A district of London in the shadows of St. Pancras railway station, Somers Town is at a point of...

On the Public Radio program "Future Tense," John Moe interviews Julian Assange of Wikileaks about the 9/11 intercepts blogged previously on Boing Boing. "Interesting discussion on the right to privacy vs. the responsibility of transparency," says John. And Julian says, "There is a tradeoff between the integrity and value of the historic record and the reform that can come out of exposure and some individuals' privacy rights."...

First the "Bo-tax" on medically unnecessary cosmetic surgery procedures worked its way into the new health-care plan. Now Senate Democrats are considering an additional tax for the vain and insecure on their indoor-tanning habits. So people who walk into a salon to use a tanning bed or who...