A statement released by the FBI today blames the government of North Korea for the devastating Sony hack, which appears to have been motivated by offense taken at "The Interview," a film about the assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un. Read the rest

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When an Irish astronaut crashes in Wilkesborough, people are not happy!  Street Angel 009 is by Jim Rugg and Brian Maruca. Read the rest

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At Cool Tools Kevin Kelly presents 7 or 8 cool toy gift ideas. I'm excited to learn that there are a few new Perplexuses: the Rookie, the Twist, and the Epic.

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/MHmLxBYm6hU/kevin-kellys-gift-guide-of-c.html

Collector's Weekly presents Slut Shaming, Eugenics and Donald Duck: The Scandalous History of Sex-Ed Movies, exploring the strange, often awkward and puritanical history of education about birth control and disease prevention through the years.

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The latest DoT Air Travel Consumer Report ranks America's airlines by "mishandled" baggage incidents as a fraction of passengers carried -- the worst is Envoy Air, the best is Virgin. Read the rest

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Anyone with even a passing interest in mid-20th century design has heard of Charles and Ray Eames, but Otis and Dorothy Shepard were arguably the more influential designing couple. Until recently, little was known about the pair, each of whom was an accomplished artist in their own right, efficient with line, unerring with color. A gorgeous new book by Norman Hathaway and Dan Nadal titled Dorothy and Otis: Designing the American Dream corrects this gap in the design literature. Filled with never-before-published materials from the Shepard family’s archives, the book is packed with both personal photos and key examples of their work from the 1930s to 1960s. Read the rest

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Warren Dotz is the author of several excellent books about graphic design and advertising art. The SFO International Terminal is holding an exhibit of his collection of advertising characters.

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If you have ever owned, loved or labored on a VW bus, VW Camper Van: A Biography is the book for you.

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The beautiful packaging for Minecraft: The Complete Handbook Collection isn't the only wonderful thing about this box set. The four books it contains (Essential Handbook, Redstone Handbook, Combat Handbook, Construction Handbook) are equally beautiful and loaded with excellent information for kids and grownups on how to become a master of Minecraft. My daughter, an avid Minecrafter, got a couple of the books individually through the Scholastic school catalog service, but this set is just $19 so I bought it for her for Christmas.

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NASA scientists, at the American Geophysical Union’s annual meeting, revealed images from space of humanity—and our wonderful cultural behaviors. Read the rest

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NASA scientists reported results from the Mars Curiosity roving science lab at the American Geophysical Union to a packed room of press chomping at the bit for a big story.

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Right now, it's cold in the Arctic. Days are dark, and ice grows to cover the dark sea. Come summer, lengthening days and warming temperatures will reverse that process.

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Visual Aid and Visual Aid 2 are collections of colorful images and diagrams explaining, depicting and comparing elements from a wide range of topics. Read the rest

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This pit bull puppy was abandoned at birth. An unlikely foster mom gave the doggie a second chance at life.

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Oddly soothing, amid the chaos of this holiday season.

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"Unethical hacks are life hacks that will help you advance through life by taking advantage of loopholes in society." I'm thinking these could somehow be used to create a game in the vein of Cards Against Humanity.

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/DdC7KNrWfPE/lifehacks-for-sociopaths.html

If a cop doesn't show up for court, your ticket will be dismissed: false. If you overpay your ticket by one penny the ticket will not go on your record: false. If your ticket has a mistake it is invalid: false. If you get a ticket in another state you can ignore it: false. Read the rest

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Watch it, if you dare. Read the rest

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"Cryptophasia" is the term for the secret languages that apparently 40 percent of identical twins develop. Nautilus investigates:

The most famous example of cryptophasia is identical twins Ginny and Grace Kennedy from California.

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The 2014 BBC Reith lecture with Dr Atul Gawande (previously) continue to amaze, delight and inform, and the third one, "The Problem of Hubris," fundamentally changed how I think about (and what I fear about) death. Read the rest

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