"Jesus Christ is my nigga"

"I helped my pastor make this music video when I was in high school. Thought you guys might get a kick out of it! May the Lord bless and keep you. : )"

Kool & The Gang co-founder Ronald "Khalis" Bell, RIP Ronald "Khalis" Bell, co-founder of legendary funk-soul band Kool & The Gang and co-writer of classic jams "Ladies' Night," "Jungle Boogie" and "Celebration," has died. He was 68. From Rolling Stone: In 1964, Bell and his teenage brother Robert "Kool" Bell, unable to afford drums, would collect old paint cans in their Youngstown, Ohio neighborhood […] READ THE REST

Bob Marley's "Redemption Song" gets a beautiful hand-animated music video Paris-based Mathematic Studio produced a lovely animation for Bob Marley's timeless "Redemption Song." Directed by Octave Marsal and Théo de Gueltzl, the work draws heavily on imagery and iconography surrounding Ras Tafari, aka Haile Selassie, as well as the pan-African and diaspora political movements. Image: Vimeo / Mathematic Studio READ THE REST

Listen to "Songs About Comic Books & Mid-30s Malaise," the new album from the Roland High Life When I'm not writing things here on BoingBoing and elsewhere, I also sing and play guitar for an indie rock called the Roland High Life. And today, we have a new album out called "Songs About Comic Books & Mid-30s Malaise!" The subject matter is precisely as you would expect it to be. You can […] READ THE REST

The Ocushield filters blue light from your iPad while it protects your screen. During daylight hours, lightwaves in the blue spectrum are actually very beneficial. They help make you more alert, improve your reaction times and generally elevate your mood. But as with almost anything, positives and negatives are situational. So when your eyes are flooded with blue light at night…well, let's just say it isn't nearly as […] READ THE REST

The Casa Hub lets you attach up to 10 devices through your MacBook The typical MacBook Pro or MacBook Air these days has either two or four external ports. Other laptops may include one or two more, but in this age of interactivity, users routinely find they need more hookups than their laptops can handle. Between external drives, mice, phones, tablets and everything else that requires a USB […] READ THE REST