This week's Hip Hop Family Tree covers some overlooked gems from rap music's past. By Ed Piskor Read the rest

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Ermagherd!

Shot and shared by Holly Scott. [via 4GIFs]

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I've used this Zyliss vegetable peeler ($9) for years, and I've not yet had to sharpen it. Read the rest

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Vocals and squeaky latex. (more…)

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From First Things Magazine, created by @matthewschmitz.

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Andrea Sommaruga's “Prague Astronomical Clock,” a photo shared in our Boing Boing Flickr Pool.

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Won't someone think of the bunnies? Read the rest

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Lucas is six years old and has a rare genetic disorder that prevents him from metabolizing copper. Read the rest

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Jaid Black, a 43 year old writer of self-published erotica ebooks, says Amazon is needling into her market: hardcore erotica for women. Read the rest

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The three day, 50th anniversary concert sold out in minutes. Tickets are going for thousands on the secondary market.

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The Smart Rope has 23 LEDs in the rope, so your jump data appears in front of your eyes. (more…)

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Dawn will be the first mission to successfully visit a dwarf planet when it enters orbit around Ceres on Friday, March 6. Read the rest

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"I keep up with social memes and I see all of this stuff going around," Daniel Howland told the Daily News. "This is the one thing that I couldn’t wrap my brain around." Read the rest

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It ruined his day, and he let the editor of the paper know very clearly how he felt. Read the rest

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Last year, when Unit Editions of London published Manuals 1: Design & Identity Guidelines, the 432-page gloss-wrapped hardback sold out fast. Read the rest

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Psychedelic ink physics in 4K, if you have an ultra-high-definition TV that is. I don't, but it's still spectacular.

(The Slow Mo Guys)

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Wired has a tasteful new redesign, and a tasteful "About Us" page to go with it. I know they said it's not a pirate ship anymore, but I didn't realize it was now the C Org. Read the rest

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In 1971 William Powell, then 19 years old, wrote a how-to guide to making explosives, weapons, and drugs called The Anarchist Cookbook. A few years later a hijacker made a bomb from a recipe in the book that killed a police officer and injured three others. Read the rest

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I always wonder if he lost her love.

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