My friend Clayton Cubitt describes this wonderful documentary by a mid-1980s high school student as a "real life Breakfast Club."

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A romantic selfie has become an unusual expression of the wish for peace. Read the rest

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Bauhaus and Love and Rockets bassist David J has a new memoir due out in the fall! Here are some details about the book, titled Who Killed Mister Moonlight?: Bauhaus, Black Magick, and Benediction: Read the rest

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/WtwDUp40550/new-memoir-from-david-j-bauha.html

On Friday, Boing Boing and Noise Pop were thrilled to celebrate "The Art and Allure of the Record Album" at the Oakland Museum of California! Read the rest

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Lionfish have become an invasive challenge along the southern Atlantic coast of the United States. Lauren Arrington's science fair project demonstrated that invasive lionfish can survive in water far less saline than previously thought.

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"Come Down, Ma Evening Star" was a huge hit in 1903, but you'd be forgiven for not knowing it. But time has not been kind to the hits of Clay Aiken, either. [via Kottke]

Let's see if we can get the official youtube video of Clay's 2003 #1 hit "This is the Night" to 5,000 views by sundown! (It's at 4,954, though, so I'm not sure I fancy its chances.)

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/j3Ic4kQscrQ/hit-songs-analyzed-by-their-c.html

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"Assassin Heroes Warhammer: Craft World War" might be an extreme example of a grossly trope-strewn game name, but the business has plenty more like it to offer.

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/MSS6O9JS7xs/computer-game-names-almost-u.html

It's not so much that the scammers themselves are becoming better at their jobs, just that off-the-shelf scripts are so much more powerful. [NYT]

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/ik3EPA9Njbo/nigerian-email-swindlers-using.html

A gallery at Fast Co Design has some of the cool tools of spycraft.

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/YMUyTfSiWkc/spy-toys-at-the-cia-museum.html

Some Florida men found a "mannequin" hanging in a vacant garage they were cleaning out. "Israel Lopez and Adam Hines told authorities they thought the former renters had left a "Halloween-like" hoax. Lopez hauled the debris to the landfill while Hines continued cleaning."

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/T46Ftsixw3k/florida-men-mistake-corpse-for.html

Star Trek's reliance on shaking the camera and having the actors simulate delirium tremens is spotlighted in this fantastic video. The video was inspired by a subreddit: Star Trek Stabilized.

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The unstylish but ultra-compatible console promises a nostalgic treat for casual and committed gamers alike, writes Brian Easton. Read the rest

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Xeni Jardin recaps the latest news from Ukraine, where securing the crash site of Flight MH17 remains an open question Read the rest

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A group of boys and a girl, referred to as “ghetto kids,” dance-battle to Ugandan Afropop artist Eddy Kenzo's 2014 hit “Sitya Loss” (“I'm not afraid of losing”) on a dirt road. Read the rest

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Kim Jong-Un was already pissed over a forthcoming US comedy. Now he's super pissed about a viral video created by some dude in China. Read the rest

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Where were you when Apollo 11 landed on the Moon, asks astronaut Buzz Aldrin? He invites you to share your story using the hashtag #Apollo45.

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A wonderful video primer on African traditional and modern dance styles, from Ghanaian Azonto to Ivory Coast's Zoropoto. [The Dance Hall]

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/pKrTKdnwzek/video-african-dances-from-a.html

Oliver Bienkowski, a guerrilla "light-graffiti" artist, splashed a projection of a caricature of Barack Obama's face on the side of the US embassy in Berlin, along with the phrase, "NSA IN DA HOUSE." Read the rest

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The Speicher Tie Company enhances your bowtie's nerdiness with the periodic table of elements, the oxytocin molecule, and more! (via Geekymerch)

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