Possibly the funniest ever comedy prank album: Ross Lee's ‘Dick Dastard Strikes Again’ |
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Turking for a living: the humans who do the work of Mechanical Turk |
http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/VkHdkFXadaw/turking-for-a-living-the-huma.html
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Fritz the Golden Retriever is not very good at catching food |
He's learning, says his human. Read the rest
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Amazon's The Man in the High Castle |
Amazon's new TV series The Man in the High Castle is an adaptation of an amazing alternate history by Philip K. Dick. I'm optimistic.
http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/3I65q0MP7b0/amazons-the-man-in-the-high.html
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$10 silicone oven mitts |
I grab hot stuff with these $10 silicone oven mitts. They offer more grip and better dexterity than pot holders.
http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/Y5L_kcb-zRI/10-silicone-oven-mitts.html
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Presidential candidate Ted Cruz's burning flag Al Jazeera logo |
UPSO notes that "Ted Cruz's new logo looks like a mix between the Al Jazeera logo and a burning flag. Read the rest
http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/EVQrXl4ZtvM/presidential-candidate-ted-cru.html
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Secret Nazi lair believed discovered in remote Argentine jungle, where Third Reich leaders fled |
http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/Kxt6kBHwgx4/secret-nazi-lair-believed-disc.html
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Auctioning art from an MC Frontalot video for EFF |
Artist Chad Essey sez, "I'm auctioning some animation frames from the music video for Shudders I created for MC Frontalot's Question Bedtime album, with proceeds to the Electronic Frontier Foundation."
http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/VF1qtOmPKHM/auctioning-art-from-an-mc-fron.html
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In fantasy worlds, historical accuracy is a lie |
http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/CnA1acb1wHk/in-fantasy-worlds-historical.html
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What caused the Cambrian Explosion? |
Science can now understand far better one of the previously intractable problems in evolutionary biology: the origin of novelty. Read the resthttp://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/LOrsl86WukE/what-caused-the-cambrian-explo.html
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Finally, a chainmail bikini you'll want to buy |
The chainmail bikini has long been a symbol of the absurd ways women are depicted in media, but cartoonist Hazel Newvalent has transformed it into something unexpected: the title of a new anthology of comics about women in games.
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These sleek videos celebrate the art of cosplay |
Professional and amateur cosplayers will spend hours, weeks, and sometimes even months recreating looks from their favorite movies, TV shows, and comics. And since the intricate details, moving parts, and personality of cosplay can be hard to capture in a single photo, UK filmmakers Sneaky Zebra put together sleek, cheeky video tributes to the art of dressing up.
http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/8FRmuNLc5I0/these-sleek-videos-celebrate-t.html
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Date set for police torture reparations hearing |
A few weeks ago, I wrote about a group of police torture survivors who are currently fighting for reparations from the City of Chicago. Read the rest
http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/q4sXd4bs6qc/date-set-for-police-torture-re.html
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Lava tubes on Moon could be huge enough to hold cities |
We don't know if the moon actually has any subterranean lava tubes, but if they do exist, a new analysis suggests they could be enormous.
http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/GuDbhIE7Fl8/lava-tubes-on-moon-could-be-hu.html
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A hand-drawn picture to illustrate spacecraft orbit |
At Popular Science, Sarah Fecht uses some awesomely old-school dataviz techniques.
http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/YZ7idu6FeNg/a-hand-drawn-picture-to-illust.html
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Astronomers print 3D models of colliding solar winds |
The weird stellar winds of Eta Carinae are hard to visualize -- so astronomers used a Makerbot to create 3D models that they could hold in their hands. Read the rest
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Tinker Crate |
Tinker Crate is a monthly subscription service, delivering cool toys to encourage engineering-style skills in kids aged 9 to 14. Instructions are included, but they also produce slick videos like the one above to further engage little minds. Project kits include parts and diagrams to make a trebuchet in one month, and a simple motor the next.
The site doesn't list more projects than that, but since they're offering subscriptions up to 12 months, we'll just have to sign up and be surprised. Read the rest
http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/UIRBFzUnN58/tinker-crate.html
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Kosha Dillz Passover Playlist |
Passover is coming! To get you into the mood for matzoh, America's latest cool Jew—rapper Kosha Dillz—(SoundCloud) has a Passover playlist to rock your noggin.
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Chocolate megalodon teeth for the Easter Dinoshark |

Cast from a real fossil dino-shark tooth, available in milk, dark and white chocolate, just in time for Easter. (via Bruce Sterling)
http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/69195PjjfGA/chocolate-megalodon-teeth-for.html
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Taxonomy of theme park narrative gimmicks |

Foxxfur has published "The Theme Park Trope List," a first approximation attempt to summarize the narrative gimmicks used in theme park attractions to move the action along, for example, "the book report ride," which "shows exactly the same events which occurred in the source film in the same order."
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