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in the papers Conspiracy theories abound in this week’s tabloids, or is everyone plotting against us?
Peter Sheridan

futility closet A spectacularly disaster-prone oil tanker and other curiosities
Futility Closet

little ol' bug of lightnin' Among a Thousand Fireflies: children's book shows the sweet, alien love stories unfolding in our own backyards
Cory Doctorow

futility closet Five lateral thinking puzzles
Futility Closet

dice games Nontransitive dice – how to win every time
Mark Frauenfelder

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Pay What You Want and Learn How to Start Your Own Online Business

how random The TSA spent $1.4M on an app to tell it who gets a random search
Cory Doctorow

living in a cyberpunk novel Iceland's Prime Minister says he won't resign, mass demonstrations gain momentum
Cory Doctorow

panama papers Panama Papers reveal the tax-avoidance strategies of David Cameron's father
Cory Doctorow

AP Style Associated Press Style: No more capitalizing internet and web
David Pescovitz

scotch and soda Studio sculpts giant coin, photographs it alongside normal objects to make them look tiny
Cory Doctorow

panama Largest leak in history reveals world leaders and businesspeople hiding trillions in offshore havens
Cory Doctorow

gadgets WIN A $1,000 Apple Store Shopping Spree!
Boing Boing's Store

jennifer juniper Donovan magically on tour again
Jason Weisberger

Idea book Awesome ideas with LEGO
Jason Weisberger

wild west Portraits of Buffalo Bill's "show indians"
Jason Weisberger

is it safe America's teachers are being trained in a harsh interrogation technique that produces false confessions
Cory Doctorow

war on poverty LA's new rule: homeless people are only allowed to own one trashcan's worth of things
Cory Doctorow

contrafactual Crusade against Cthulhu
Cory Doctorow

playing cards Playing cards for marijuana enthusiasts
Jason Weisberger

let him know what's up down there Indiana women phone the governor's office to tell him about their periods
Cory Doctorow

strollermus prime Stroller folds up small enough to fit in a shopping bag
Cory Doctorow

flying while brown United pilot orders Arab-American family off his flight for "safety"
Cory Doctorow

billionaires for the status quo 33 state Democratic parties launder $26M from millionaires for Hillary
Cory Doctorow

courtesy warning White SC cops pull black passenger out of car, take turns publicly cavity-searching him
Cory Doctorow

conspiracy of silence Four days in, and the BBC hasn't even mentioned the biggest bribery scandal in history
Cory Doctorow

programmers Should a programming conference host a reactionary weirdo?
Rob Beschizza

evolution Avocados should not exist
Xeni Jardin

trump How many times did Trump say 'excuse me' at the latest GOP Town Hall?
Xeni Jardin

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