There's more to phonology than just sound. In this video, several audio illusions reveal just how much we hear is influenced by what we see.

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/bT11gJhMIFQ/audio-illusions.html

A man in Mission Bay, CA was posing with the fish he'd caught when a sea lion jumped out of the water, bit him and pulled him under water for 15 to 20 seconds. Read the rest

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/8IBcew3fUxk/sea-lion-drags-fisherman-from.html

HiSense's amazingly cheap laptop is "a good, basic experience that doesn’t feel as slow as some past ARM Chromebooks have," writes Andrew Cunningham at Ars Technica. Read the rest

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/Cy6nO2_F-n8/walmarts-150-chromebook-not.html

Michael Pecirno created a set of "minimalist maps" each showing the density of just one thing in the U.S. [via FlowingData]

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/hXZG0dTEV3Q/minimalist-landscape-maps.html

The BBC reports that the courts want to prevent the spread of photos from last week's deadly siege which ended in the deaths of two terrorists and their hostage.

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/sEM251y6_6w/turkey-blocks-twitter-and-yout.html

A total lunar eclipse of the full "Blood Moon" will be visible in some parts of the world on April 4, 2015. Read the rest

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/hwNsbpY6ltQ/dont-miss-the-total-lunar-ec.html

Not sure exactly why I needed this list of volcano webcams, sorted by geographic location, but I'm so glad Wired published it.

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/g9u0AYaxTaU/a-list-of-every-known-volcano.html

A wonderful, whimsical tribute to the characters of film director Wes Anderson by illustrator Alejandro Giraldo, who is based in Medell'in, Colombia. Read the rest

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/Yx6KgZxVUKg/the-characters-of-wes-anderson.html

There's more of Dave Whyte's wonderful GIF work at his tumblr: beesandbombs.tumblr.com. Read the rest

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/R2uvbo31fZs/bees-and-bombs-beautiful-mini.html

I never travel without a few Starbucks Via packets in my bag. They are a godsend when I need a coffee fix and don't have time to seek out a coffee shop.

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http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/rsXBaLMb7no/starbucks-via-instant-coffee-p.html

When most people think of live-action role-playing, or LARPing, they imagine men battling each other with foam swords in the woods. But what if LARPing looked more like improv: thirteen friends sitting around a table, acting out a dinner party or a family reunion? In some places, it already does.

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http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/3Fux2-gaMEA/larp-dogma-99.html

Chicago artist Bruce Riley discusses the philosophy and physicality of creating his vibrant oil and resin works in this relaxing short documentary. Read the rest

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/jf-RrXh62Ow/psychedelic-bruce-riley.html

We do not. Gotta love pareidolia.

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http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/mqbZLpCL2SE/arizona-woman-sees-jesus-in-de.html

They're about 3 months old, and they have some amazing moves. (more…)

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/_gusTef1FCs/twin-baby-girls-dancing-to-e.html

Isaac Royffe, who made this short film, says: “The MTA Touch Screens are an expensive and ineffective replacement for the older style countdown clocks. So I went ahead and made a video in protest, please share if you feel the same way.” Holy adbloat, he's right. (more…)

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/l6D9ySC9jz0/nyc-these-new-mta-subway-trai.html

About once a month I like to reread Sophie McDougall’s New Statesman article “I Hate Strong Female Characters” because it’s one of the best pieces of writing about female representation I’ve ever come across. Read the rest

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/MjsCIV-_Mi8/sophie-mcdougall-brilliantly-e.html

I’m a big fan of the nature artist Andy Goldsworthy. In his art he only uses found natural materials: leaves, twigs, flowers, icicles, dirt.

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http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/4QXWFxaIs94/artist-andy-goldsworthy-builds.html

More photos of this cosplayer here.

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/t9fJY_ytn14/photos-of-a-woman-wearing-a-re.html

A comic by Jeremy Wheeler for Esquire. (more…)

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/TwnretNJvqc/an-illustrated-comic-history-o.html

The podcast is totally accessible even to those who don’t know much about comics but still enjoy the films. Read the rest

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/G0dh_W9AeIo/podcast-recommendation-film-d.html