One of numerous projects underway to celebrate The Ramones' 40th anniversary next year is a film involving Martin Scorsese! (Billboard)

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/-ORXhqYNGQI/martin-scorcese-making-a-movie.html

I have been using a rubber finger tip for about 4 months, 5 times a week, 2-3 times/day for approximately 5 minutes a session.

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New cut paper works from artist Elsa Mora. She uses acid-free paper and glue, and nothing more. Read the rest

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/EXyS4YuIPsM/genius-cut-paper-sculpture-by.html

Scientists have now solved, through observation, the mystery of the "Sailing Stones" that travel across Death Valley's dry lakes. Read the rest

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/kSnahP300XU/solved-mystery-of-death-valle.html

A short film (and GIF!) by Al Boardman. Read the rest

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/ne5ElbQIndU/geometric-short-animation-and.html

A small sample of the incredible macro photography of Yudy Sauw, who is based in Indonesia. You can buy prints, via Behance.

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"We Will Live Again" is a mini-documentary about the gamble of cryonics suspension and the caretakers of of 99 frozen stiffs who bet that someday science will bring them back. (via Daily Grail)

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/Vc2Zln-XH5c/cyronics-short-documentary.html

Mark David Chapman, who said his 1980 assassination of John Lennon required "incredible planning, absolutely, incredible stalking," has been denied parole for the eighth time.

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/1UxVm1t5exs/john-lennons-killer-staying.html

Divorce rate in Maine correlates with per capita consumption of margarine (US) (Via Pickover)

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/ddHA58vSbVg/divorce-rate-in-maine-linked-w.html

Science News: "Death rates from overdoses on prescription painkillers or heroin and other illicit drugs appear to be an average of 24.8 percent lower in states with medical marijuana laws than in states without the laws."

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/aIIj8V4uM2Q/medical-marijuana-linked-to-re.html

Anna Sarkeesian's brilliant, crowdfunded Tropes vs Women in Video Games web-series (previously) has a new episode, Women as Background Decoration: Part 2 [TW: rape, sexual violence, violence], which expertly dissects the use of violence against women, especially sexual violence as a lazy means of establishing skimpy motivations for player characters to hunt down the baddies. Read the rest

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/F5VnebLwy5A/how-games-lazy-storytelling.html

Drew from FARK: "the FArQ will be updated with new rules reminding you all that we don't want to be the He Man Woman Hater's Club. This represents enough of a departure from pretty much how every other large internet community operates that I figure an announcement is necessary." Read the rest

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DC attorney Mike Meier once worked with EFF to fight copyright trolls, whom he called "bill collectors for the movie industry...extorting money" -- now he's joined the trolls as a professional "bill collector," and now he wants evidence of his past life censored and is prepared to send outrageously bogus copyright threats to get his way. Read the rest

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/Q5phMosPLLc/copyright-troll-abuses-dmca-in.html

As a continuation of Tiny Homes: Simple Shelter, author Lloyd Kahn (former Shelter editor of Whole Earth Catalog) brings us Tiny Homes on the Move, which showcases 90 nomadic homes made from trailers, school buses, vans, trucks, boats, and even a tricycle.

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The Procrastination Doom Loop occurs because "(1) We're think we're in the wrong mood to complete a task, and (2) We assume that our mood will change in the near future, which will help us complete the task," but of course it doesn't.

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/x0VkqAf7Wp8/procrastination-is-about-antic.html

What she says is what I'd say.

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/jlvozDzJ3DQ/2-year-old-takes-ice-bucket-ch.html

A prisoner on furlough allegedly soaked his underwear in methadone and shared pieces of it with fellow inmates, one of whom died.

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/fFvGMBpe7KM/opiate-underwear-claims-life.html

The August 16th installment of the Twilight Series, a music event held at The Village Studios in West Los Angeles, was a total blast. Here are some photos of the fun and great bands. The next installment is in September, with a fun lineup planned. Read the rest

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Named after the legendary space battleship that saved Earth from the Gamilas, Dainese Yamato Evo pants are far more comfortable, and far less armored.

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Amazing how little some things change.

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