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The New York Times's Adrian Chen reports on what happens when websites rely on unpaid labor to police their communities: trouble, such as Reddit becoming useless for days as the landscape of control shifts and cracks. Read the rest

Here's something nice to be angry about! Twitter just took away everyone's background wallpaper, leaving only the blinding absence of color. Read the rest

Jill Filipovic's review of Ayn Rand's posthumously published novel Ideal in Vice is less about the book than it is about the "socially awkward white men who seem disproportionately drawn to libertarianism" who admire Ayn Rand so much that they like a novel that Ayn Rand herself knew wasn't good enough for publication. Read the rest

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Photos for GQ by Mark Seliger@CPThrio @icecoldpenguin Lucasfilm & Disney didn't approve, participate in or condone the inappropriate use of our characters in this manner— Star Wars (@starwars) July 16, 2015 Read the rest

The early New Age movement was entwined with racist beliefs. Though modern adherents have moved on, cultural appropriation still links them to its troubling roots. Read the rest

The relationship between video games and violence is healthier than we like to think Read the rest

Sandra Bland was pulled over for failing to signal a turn in Waller County, Texas. She was arrested and taken to the cells, where she died three days later. Read the rest

Our cartoonist pals, Johnny Ryan and Dave Cooper, have created a bizarrely funny amd artistically gorgeous cartoon for Nickelodeon called Pig Goat Banana Cricket, which premiered on Saturday, July 18. Watch out the first episode in its entirety here! Read the rest

Dominique Lesbirel, 41, is to marry Travis, a stray of uncertain ancestry, reports Richard Hartley-Parkinson for Metro. Read the rest

Sophie Brownson of Barry & District News reports that a registered sex offender was spared jail after wearing shorts, which he is forbidden from doing. Read the rest

Digg takes a journey through time and space and all the aliens to grace celluloid, accompanied by Radiohead's Subterranean Homesick Alien. Read the rest

Neil deGrasse Tyson tell us how it is. (more…)

I watched An Honest Liar this weekend on Netflix. It's a Kickstarter funded documentary about James "The Amazing" Randi, the accomplished magician who became famous for exposing charlatans. Read the rest

In this meditative digital adventure, whorled iridescent shapes and glittering contrails that follow your mouse recall the magic of the early web, or some acid-dipped Microsoft Encarta CD-ROM. Read the rest

If you happen to be in Singapore and want to learn how to wield a lightsaber like a Jedi master, check out this fun video by The Saber Authority. Read the rest

The UK's National Media Museum currently hosts a Festival of Light installation by Liz West. An Additive Mix fills the room with white light, teaching visitors about the concept of additive color. Read the rest

Ellinor Ericsson's X-Me Collection weaves colorful tubes of fabric into Nordic style furniture with latticed birch backs, adding a touch of whimsy to the clean design. Read the rest

Every Frame a Painting looks at how Chuck Jones evolved into the master of comedic cartooning. The conclusions: Read the rest

The wisdom of Stephen Potter is my greatest secret. And now it is my gift to you. Read the rest

Samsonov, a military veteran who had worked at the booth for 29 years, said he was fired for covering someone’s toll fee out of his own pocket. Read the rest

We made an infinite, shared universe where what you draw becomes real. You can create anything you want—and give it to anyone you like. But there's something we can't magic from the void: participants. Read the rest

Do you love tacos? We love them so much that we are throwing a backyard taco party at my house in Los Angeles on Friday, July 31. Read the rest

News from the Empire. Read the rest

“Don't worry, the ice cream was provided specifically for the dogs.” (more…)

A parody of Amazon's much-mocked Prime Day, by ThinkHero. (more…)

“Filling up 40 balloons automatically makes for a much faster balloon fight.” (more…)

Why are screams so frightening? Because sounds with frequency modulations in 30-150 Hz range have a particular "roughness" to them that activates the fear circuit in the amygdala, according to research published in Current Biology, titled "Human Screams Occupy a Privileged Niche in the Communication Soundscape." Read the rest

“Controversial FIFA leader Sepp Blatter was showered with fake bank notes by British prankster Lee Nelson at a press conference today.”

I'm slowly getting the hang of using my 3D printer to make useful things. Last week, I made sliders for the legs on our pool chairs. Read the rest

Amazon has a good deal on a glass Krups electric kettle. This model holds a liter of water, and you can set the temperature for different kinds of tea. It's regularly $156, and is on sale now for $50.

The restaurant chain has been in the news for a number of odd crimes lately. This one is very sad. Read the rest

If you follow the instructions and master the diagnosis equipment, everything will be fine. Or will it? Read the rest

We all have memories of our favorite toys. Sometimes it’s hard to point at just what made them so special. This one, though, is obviously dangerous. Read the rest

No one, except delusional sexist men, will be surprised to learn that men who harass women online are "low-status, non-dominant men" according to a study published in the journal PLOS One, titled "Insights into Sexism: Male Status and Performance Moderates Female-Directed Hostile and Amicable Behaviour." The Washington Post reports:Michael Kasumovic and Jeffrey Kuznekoff, researchers at the University of New South Wales and Miami University, respectively ... Read the rest

danah boyd nails it: "We blame technology, rather than work, to understand why children engage with screens in the first place." Read the rest

Do you know what I like? You guessed it! And the older it is, the happier I am. Read the rest

ISDSes are the most controversial element of secret trade deals like TPP and TTIP: they let giant international corporations sue countries to repeal environmental, safety and labor laws that interfere with their profitability. Read the rest

My 12-year-old daughter Jane introduced my wife and me to Attack on Titan. It's a Japanese comic book and animated cartoon series by Hajime Isayama about a war between the last few remaining people on Earth and the creepy giant humanoids who want to eat them. Read the rest

Anything remotely gay is a Very Bad Crime in Saudi Arabia. Read the rest

“California oil refiners have used every trick in their playbook to raise gasoline prices artificially this year.” Read the rest

The state of Washington has received a $90,000 grant to study the feasibility of using old aircraft carriers to bridge the Sinclair inlet. From Popular Mechanics:Read the rest

Angelenos! On Tuesday, July 28th at 8pm 2 Headed Dog takes the stage! Their surreal, irreverent sketch and improvised comedy are a Boing Boing favorite! Read the rest

When the largest rescue operation of the Vietnam War failed to reach downed navigator Gene Hambleton, how did his lifelong passion for golf become the key to his rescue? Read the rest