This weekend, David Cronenberg: The Exhibition lands at Amsterdam's EYE Film Institute. Celebrating one of my favorite contemporary directors, the show features props from the movies, original costumes, set photos, and screenings of all his films, from Shivers and Videodrome to Naked Lunch and Scanners (animated GIF below!).

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Author James Altucher doesn't really have a bag. Instead, he puts his stuff in a doctor's coat: $2 bills, a waiter's pad, and an iPad Mini. Read all about it on Cool Tools.

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/vNwun1b_zh4/whats-in-my-bag-james-altu.html

We did it! The US House of Representatives, under pressure from a mass phone-in campaign, passed an amendment to the Defense Appropriations Bill that prohibits the NSA from using its budget to sabotage Internet security or conduct "backdoor" mass surveillance. The amendment was passed with overwhelming, bipartisan support: 293 ayes, 123 nays, and 1 present. This isn't the end of the long project of reining in the NSA, but it's a very important first step. As a foreigner who isn't entitled to lobby Congress, I extend heartfelt thanks to all my American friends who took the time to call their lawmakers and demand adult supervision and lawful behavior from your out-of-control spies. Read the rest

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A new release of Snowden's leaked NSA docs detail RAMPART-A, through which the NSA gives foreign governments the ability to conduct mass surveillance against their own populations in exchange for NSA access to their communications.

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Sculptor Long-Bin Chen creates art out of recycled books and magazines; his current show, at Charleston's Halsey, features a series of pieces that appear to be solid sculptures, but which are actually carved stacks of books, painted and surfaced on one side. He has recently completed a set of enormous Buddha heads carved from stacks of phone books. As the Halsey explains, "The Buddha sculptures represent the missing heads of many ancient Buddha figures that have been looted from Asia and sold to Western museums and collectors. Since colonial times, Westerners have taken heads from the Buddha statues in Asia and brought them back to the West. While one finds so many Buddha heads in Western museums and galleries, an equal number of Buddha bodies in Asia are headless. When carved into phone books, Chen's Buddha heads contain the names and numbers of millions of residents."

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I came across this photo of a "fruit tramp" on Shorpy. I wasn't familiar with the term so I googled it.

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Man, that lawn will just have to be totally resodded after that enormous crowd leaves. [via, via]

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In Kansas, 9-year-old Spencer Collins has been told by authorities that he must stop sharing books with his neighbors, and close the little free library--honestly, it's just a bookshelf--in his yard.

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Houston Retro Radio has MP3s of newscasts, shows, and airchecks from Houston radio stations from the 1960s - 1980s. Radio was much more fun back then. They've also got some good photos from Galveston in the 1980s, like the one above.

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Yesterday, Amazon announced the Fire Phone, its $200 answer to high-end Android models and the iPhone. The New York Times' Farhad Manjoo interviews Amazon chief Jeff Bezos. Read the rest

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Obstruction of justice. Intentional interference in interstate commerce. Securities fraud. And more. Read the rest

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A number of volcanic eruptions and moderate earthquakes have been observed in Alaska over the past few months. Read the rest

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According to new research, mined for horrifying news by London tabloid Metro, fish-eating spiders have come to Britain.

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[Video Link] After making a few jokes about the "e" in Maker Faire, President Obama asked MAKE and Maker Faire founder Dale Dougherty (who put the "e" in Maker Faire) to stand up and be recognized at the first White House Maker Faire.

See also: Tinkerers take over at White House Maker Faire

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/kGvaZjBr9TI/president-obama-gives-a-shout.html

Up to 75 scientists who work at a US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention biosecurity lab in Atlanta may have been exposed to anthrax, because researchers there did not follow procedures for inactivating the deadly and highly contagious bacteria. Read the rest

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After more than 7 hours of installation and experiment chores outside the Russian portion of the International Space Station, two spacewalking cosmonauts were able to call it a day. Read the rest

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Merlin and Rebecca have a recipe for making Potted Potatoes in Edible Dirt. Everything in the flowerpot is edible. Next, they should make an edible flowerpot to go along with it.

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A group of lawmakers this week voiced their concern over the Obama administration's plans to monitor individuals with security clearances as part of a post-Snowden leaks crackdown.

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Remember this fabulous "Wet Dog" photo series we posted a while back? Here's a behind-the-scenes video with photographer Sophie Gamand. Read the rest

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Taxidermy works, assault weapon sculptures, and a graduation cake for Boko Haram: “Master of Rapacity,” an exhibition by artist Scott Hove. Read the rest

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