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LAPD handcuffs black actress for kissing white husband My wife has kissed me in front of Studio Police, CA and she wasn't handcuffed. So why did they handcuff and detain Daniel Watts for kissing her husband? Read the rest... Harry Potter skater dresses Nerd Alert Creations's Harry Potter skater dresses are made to order and come in all your favorite houses; they come in sleeves or sleveless. (via Geekymerch) Read the rest... Blogging History: Fortunes of bankers who tanked world economy; Roy Disney demands Eisner's still-beating heart One year After the Meltdown: tracking the fortunes reaped by the bankers who tanked the economy: Documents the fate of the regulators, executives, and firms that were most directly responsible for the subprime meltdown, and demonstrates that the top bankers for firms like Lehman got unbelievably rich due to their failures, and are still in business with lucrative consulting firms (for example, Lehman CEO Richard Fuld walked away with several hundred million in cash and now has homes in three states and a personal consulting outfit). Read the rest... Free Di Filippo story inspired ancient Italian city of Matera Author Paul Di Filippo did a residency for Matera, a legendary, ancient Italian city and wrote "Chasing the Queen of Sassi" based on his experience of the region. Read the rest... Bruce Sterling's "The Epic Struggle of the Internet of Things" It's a new long-form essay in the tradition of Sterling's must-read, groundbreaking 2005 book Shaping Things, a critical perspective on what it means to have a house full of "smart" stuff that answers to giant corporations and the states that exert leverage over them. Read the rest... Hacker puppets answer your questions about the net Gus writes, "Two of us who help produce the Hackers On Planet Earth conference and the Off The Hook radio show are starting a new season of The Media Show, our media/digital literacy show; we'd love to invite Boing Boing readers to participate in the crowdfunding and questions for our next season." They're raising $4700 for 15 episodes, $10 gets you stickers; $25, a tee; $35 a DVD, and there's lots more. Read the rest... Kickstarting a fund to translate and publish Chinese sf in English Neil Clarke from the Hugo-winning Clarkesworld writes, "Clarkesworld Magazine has entered into an agreement with Storycom International in China to locate, translate, and publish Chinese science fiction stories in every issue." They're after a modest $7500, most of which goes to paying authors (translation costs are already covered). Read the rest... Follow us online:   forward to a friend   unsubscribe from this list

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