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Australian PM trades freedom for security, deserves neither Tony Abbot's given a speech warning Australians that the police state is inevitable, saying there would be "more restrictions on some so that there can be more protections for others." PM Abbot promised to shift the "delicate balance" between freedom and security because ISIS is composed of thousand-foot tall immortal ninjas who can shoot lasers out of their eyes. Read the rest... Airport parking lot says you might die if you don't use their service Boing Boing reader Bryce says: "Check out this apology I received from a crappy outdoor parking lot I use at Burbank Airport. Read the rest... The Jesus Lizard Book – The story of the '90s influential and iconic indie-rock band You don't need to be a fan of The Jesus Lizard or even the indie-rock genre to appreciate what this iconic band accomplished. Read the rest... Third boob likely a hoax Plastic surgeons have weighed in on Jasmine Tridevil's claims to have implanted a third breast, and they find it exceedingly unlikely. Read the rest... Qwerkywriter: a mechanical typewriter keyboard Shipping in summer 2015, Qwerkywriter is a $300 computer keyboard that uses mechanisms that mimic the keys of an old-fashioned manual, mechanical keyboard. Read the rest... Planning for the apocalypse When it all goes down, where will you move to? What will you do? Me, I'm learning the flute: durable, portable entertainment for the survivors, and an excellent ninja weapon. Read the rest... Phantom Manor stretch portrait/princess mashups That Disney Lover's created a set of Haunted Mansion stretch gallery portrait mashups featuring the paintings from Disneyland Paris's Phantom Manor (originals here) and characters from Disney animated features; the Ariel/Ursula one is inspired. Read the rest... Donate a sock - free house elves! The vintage-y war-propaganda poster imploring you to DONATE A SOCK - FREE HOUSE ELVES! comes in sizes from 8"x10" to 24"x36" ($15-$38) from Entropy Trading Company, who have an extensive line of similar lithos. (via Geeky Merch) Read the rest... I Was A Marvel Comics Reject... Ed Piskor presents his rejected teenage submissions to Marvel Comics, from a time when all he wanted to draw was superheroes. Now all he wants to do is draw comics about rap music: a new Hip Hop Family Tree is coming next week. Read the rest... Urban living and carbon footprints Patrick Nielsen Hayden uses an exceptionally silly Guardian op-ed about New York City as a "dangerous, intoxicating fantasy of freedom from nature" to extol big cities' environmental virtues: places where no one need own a car; where energy and resource reclamation and recirculation are common; where, in short, we all need to be. Read the rest... Caitlan Moran's "How to Build a Girl" [review] Caitlin Moran's How to Build a Girl is the story of Johanna Morrigan, poor, fat teenager from the economic backwater of 1990s Wolverhampton, and her transformation into legendary music critic and Lady Sex Adventurer, Dolly Wilde. Read the rest... Scott Westerfeld's Afterworlds Scott Westerfeld's latest novel, Afterworlds is a book about a teenager who's just sold her first book. It's a story-within-a-story, and it works brilliantly. Cory Doctorow unpacks the nesting tales of Darcy Patel and Elizabeth Scofield. Read the rest... TV anchor explains sweary exit Charlo Greene, the news anchor who left in style by saying "fuck it, I quit!", explains her motivation. [Thanks, Adam!] Read the rest... Got a 1943 copper penny? Don't spend it. World War II pennies were made mostly of steel. Dan Lewis on the rare and oft-faked coppers that made it out the mint. Read the rest... The Art of Greg Spalenka: Visions from the Mind's Eye Greg Spalenka has been producing fine and commercial art for over 30 years. As well as numerous gallery shows, he has produced art for clients including Warner Bros, New Line, Time, Rolling Stone, The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and numerous book publishers. Read the rest... Tour the solar system by walking around a huge, dilapidated building Becky writes, "Shrinking Space productions have transformed the vast and dilapidated market building at Circus St in Brighton, UK into an audiosphere representing the entire solar system." When you enter "Mind's Eye" you are given headphones and a ready-tuned hand-held radio. Read the rest... Ray Ozzie's new app reengineers the phone call Ex-Microsoft software genius Ray Ozzie's new mobile app Talko is all about reinventing telephony—voice messages and (gasp) conversations—as a collaborative tool; Steven Levy has the story at Medium. Read the rest... Alien Abduction, a photo shared in the Boing Boing Flickr Pool A photograph shared in the Boing Boing Flickr Pool by reader Erik Wilson. Read the rest... The wonderful GIFs of Erques Torres Don't you wish you could get one of these as a tattoo? But, like, an *animated* tattoo? Read the rest... Anonymous Gods: The faces of deities captured, and blurred, by Google Street View Artist Marion Balac has collected images of iconic statues captured by Google Street View, which automatically tries to blur out what it recognizes as a human face to ensure anonymity. Read the rest... Famous cartoonists draw with their eyes closed From our archives: "In 1947 the fun-loving editors at Life magazine asked the celebrity cartoonists of the day to wear blindfolds and then draw their famous characters. The results are very pleasing." Read the rest... An epic chart comparing every science fiction spaceship ever A massive, painstakingly thorough chart comparing the sizes of famous spaceships from TV, film, and games by artist Dirk Loechel. The project has been going on for some time, and this, he says, is the final iteration. Read the rest... Photos: After historic climate march, arrests and outrage at Flood Wall Street Today's march follows Sunday's international day of action that drew more than 300,00 demonstrators to NYC streets in the largest single protest ever held over climate change. Read the rest... New tune from Anamanaguchi, "Pop It" A new twee tech track by NES-hacker-dreamer-popsters Anamanaguchi. Read the rest... Octobot: robot inspired by octopus Researchers at Greece's Institute of Computer Science have demonstrated the Octobot, a shoebox-sized swimming robot propelled by eight webbed arms. Video below. Read the rest... Pink Floyd unveils cover art for first studio album in 20 years. Ahmed Emad Eldin, 18, was selected to create the cover for The Endless River, Pink Floyd's first album since The Division Bell--which was released two years before he was born. Read the rest... Frogs enjoy watching video of bugs on iPhone A crowd of froggies gathers, entranced by their favorite television channel. Read the rest... Blondie: photos from the birth of punk and new wave Forty years after the formation of Blondie, guitarist Chris Stein unveils his photo archive of the era with a new hardcover book Chris Stein / Negative: Me, Blondie, and the Advent of Punk. More images here: "Debbie Harry: A '70s Icon Revealed" (CNN) Read the rest... Trailer: Big Eyes, Tim Burton's film about the Keane art scandal Here's the first trailer for "Big Eyes," Tim Burton's forthcoming film about the strange 1950s story of talented artist Margaret Keane (Amy Adams) whose sociopath husband Walter Keane (Christopher Waltz) took all credit for his wife's incredibly popular and influential paintings. Read the rest... Graphics chip commercial debunks moon landing conspiracies NVIDIA made an interesting video to market their graphics processing tech by showing how it can be used to debunk conspiracy claims that the 1969 lunar landing was faked. (Thanks, Bob Pescovitz!) Read the rest... Follow us online:   forward to a friend   unsubscribe from this list