My nephew, Joshua Smith, is graduating high school this week and will soon be off to the U.S. Coast Guard. In his free time, he's learning to painstakingly paint miniatures, and is starting to get pretty good! Here's a current WIP. Show us your own best work, for great justice.

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/PadbRS-d71w/show-off-your-painted-miniatur.html

Each were given 52 frames of Shake it Off, and the result is "2767 frames of lovingly hand-drawn rotoscoped footage." Come for the tentacles, stay for the surrealist dragon kin.

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/htemHJPrhCo/taylor-swift-video-rotoscoped.html

An animated film by a French creative design student is knocking the socks off Studio Ghibli fans. Read the rest

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/RvcKzedtAdU/french-student-miyazaki.html

Portland's Ground Kontrol Arcade features amazing Pac-Man mosaic tile floors in the restrooms. Read the rest

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/6FlrJdtrUj8/pac-man-bathroom-mosaic-tile.html

Neil Mendoza's "Electric Knife Orchestra," a system of electrified and mechanized blades, cover the Bee Gees' "Stayin' Alive." (more…)

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/5j2wls7gSOc/watch-mechanical-orchestra-of.html

This 8-bit tribute to the greatest Studio Ghibli movie transforms the magic of Miyazaki into pixels. Read the rest

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And it's devastating. Read the rest

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/9QZx2j_WJjI/miley-cyrus-blowfish.html

The Die-Cipher II is currently my favorite magic trick because it appears that you can do the impossible: accurately predict the face-up number of a die hidden inside a round brass canister and lid.

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http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/NlyiaNS-XeQ/excellent-magic-trick-accurat.html

Even if you don't have cable TV, you are invited to sign up for Turner Classic Movie's free course, Into the Darkness: Investigating Film Noir.

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Adam Jay Boskovich of Laguna Niguel was arrested in 2013 on 32 felony counts of lying to his clients about an investment opportunity that was actually a Ponzi scheme. He served one day in jail. The judge signed off on the deal because Boskovich paid back the people he cheated.

“We believe, in light of all the facts and circumstances, we believe it was a fair settlement,” his attorney, Paul Meyer, told the Daily News.

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/dwdDiAK1nmk/swindler-who-cheated-clients-o.html

Sex-for-hire. Smuggled strippers. Tip-skimming. Given the DEA's penchant for participating in sex parties funded by drug cartels, is it any surprise a couple of DEA agents were caught running the Twins Go-Go Lounge (aka "New Jersey's sleaziest strip club")?

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http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/_puaVhyB-H8/dea-agents-lied-about-owning.html

Weekend of Wonder (September 18-20, 2015) is a three-day festival in Southern California where you will learn about exciting new DIY technologies, make cool stuff, immerse yourself in an alternate reality adventure, hang out with nerd superstars, and be surprised by cool special events you'll never forget.

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http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/3bCrOjZIXsE/boing-boings-weekend-of-wond-2.html

If you've been looking for a hands-free snuggling experience with your cat, a Japanese company has the answer. Read the rest

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/QNK7VJ5y-rQ/cat-hoodie-mewgaroo.html

Appearing out of legend, The Atlantis Ship has attacked the frontier and threatens the Commonwealth. Naturally, they turn to a drug abusing burn out to save the galaxy.

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http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/QtrxpbWNWWo/the-atlantis-ship-free-via-kin.html

The game developer and Gamergate bogeywoman/survivor has furnished the authorities with the graphic death-threats she received for speaking out about online harassment of women, but they won't take action. Read the rest

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/tDYiAS1wxE4/brianna-wu-uploads-gamergate-d.html

Tim Harford writes, "Simon Johnson is a fascinating character, former chief economist of the IMF and now scourge of bankers and lobbyists everywhere." Read the rest

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/YQSMwmecdMk/former-imf-chief-economist-on.html

Brett Howse says the ultra-thin model from Lenovo—up to 8GB of RAM and 512GB SSD with a 14" 1440-line display, i7 CPU opion and several USB ports—is "likely the fastest ultrabook yet." At $2000 as tested, it better be.

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/N-3ceCGjPSI/lenovo-thinkpad-x1-reviewed.html

Watch how 180 sculptors at Madame Tussauds London wax museum recreated Star Wars in the uncanny valley.

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/G4RYmuA9t9Y/watch-making-of-a-star-wars-w.html

I recently installed this Delta Water-Amplifying showerhead in a shower that has low pressure. It really does deliver a nice spray with large droplets.

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Knox College psychologist Frank T McAndrew was curious about the nature of creepiness so he and student Sara Koehnke surveyed 1,300 people to identify "the building blocks of creepiness." Read the rest

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/DD7ErMmnpjU/what-creeps-us-out-and-why.html