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Jessica Stephens snapped the pic of the newspaper headline, above, and asks, "Seriously? Nobody at the Washington fucking Post saw a problem with this headline?" (via @rstevens)

Comedian and writer Aman Ali of the "30 Mosques" project featured previously here on Boing Boing has an opinion piece up at CNN about how he's sick of feeling like he has to apologize, on behalf of all Muslims, for … Continue reading →

Gilberto Martinez Vera, a 48-year-old school teacher, and Maria de Jesus Bravo Pagola, a radio host, are accused of spreading fake reports of gunmen attacking schools in Mexico's south-eastern city of Veracruz. The pair faces up to 30 years in … Continue reading →

Brandon Boyer, IGF Chairman and former editor of Offworld here at BB, is launching its successor: Venus Patrol. Within hours of establishing a Kickstarter project to make it possible, he's already raised $47k, leaving the $50k target within easy reach … Continue reading →

At Macworld, Lex Friedman looks at recent reports of hacked iTunes accounts, where hundreds of users say gift card credit was wiped out by purchases made without their permission. Apple is issuing refunds, but is otherwise mostly silent on the … Continue reading →

[Video Link] The gist of what Sam Wang says here in this Big Think video is that the best way to teach young kids self-restraint is through elaborate play that requires a lot of steps, like having a tea party. … Continue reading →

The NYT has a summary of new information about the Diginotar hacking incident that has come to light over the past week: Attackers who hacked into a Dutch Web security firm have issued hundreds of fraudulent security certificates for intelligence … Continue reading →

Matt Alt penned a guide to Tokyo's legendary animals and mythical beasts (not to be confused with yokai). Chip Boles did the great illustrations that accompany Matt's explainer. Japanese monsters, and how to survive their wrathThe Demons’ Night-ParadeJapan: Boing Boing … Continue reading →

Happy Labor Day cookout, everyone! Maggots, worms, metal, plastic, a razor, and semen are but some of the many non-food substances callers claimed were in their hot dogs, in complaints lodged with the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 2007 and … Continue reading →

Video director and funny guy Mark Day shares two wonderful short films from Burning Man 2011. First, artist Duane Flatmo's steampunk-styled El Pulpo Mechanico, which Mark describes as "One of the most impressive mutant vehicles on show at Burning Man … Continue reading →

A Nepal Airlines flight was delayed for nearly 12 hours by a mouse that managed to find its way on-board a Boeing 757 9N-ACB Monday. It was discovered in of a box of drinks at 9:30am local time, and was … Continue reading →

My latest Locus column, "Why Should Anyone Care?" looks at a hard question that many people interested in self-publishing ignore: "Why should anyone care that you've got a book out?" I get a lot of e-mail from writers starting out … Continue reading →

In 1992, our dear friends at Survival Research Laboratories staged a machine performance at the groundbreaking ceremony for the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. As part of SRL's ongoing digitization of their large archives, they've posted this video of … Continue reading →

Look closely. This isn't your dad's rabbit-duck illusion. "Rude Illusion Parade" (forgetmori)

Gweek is Boing Boing’s podcast about comic books, science fiction & fantasy, video games, board games, tools, gadgets, apps, and other neat stuff. In episode 15, I interviewed designer and comic book historian Craig Yoe. He's been called "the freaking … Continue reading →

Listen at left to "Lysergic Acid Diethylamide," from Nik Raicevic's Head (1970), an epic journey of Moog komische music via Los Angeles. On the same album are "Cannabis Sativa" and "Methedrine." The text on the cover says, "Inside you will … Continue reading →

How to succeed by failing: be a banker. From CNN World: For the American economy – and for many other developed economies – the elephant in the room is the amount of money paid to bankers over the last five … Continue reading →

Dig the Kodachromatic beauty of this spontaneous V-J Day celebration on Waikiki, August 14, 1945. Don't miss the perfect moment at :55. "VJ Day, Honolulu Hawaii, August 14, 1945" (Thanks, Jennifer and Dave Lum!)

Scott Beale of Laughing Squid writes: "Colossal has a great roundup of Skull Nickels, carved coins that are made in the tradition of Hobo Nickels, which are still celebrated and collected by the Hobo Nickel Society." Photo: Quality Rare Coins