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Is he pouring tea (or some other beverage), or is he stretching putty? [via]

Duane Jackson flew from London to Atlanta and was busted at airport customs with 6500 ecstasy tablets he'd hidden in a bottle of talcum powder. Read the rest

"Let’s assume that you think you have a choice of eight paths to follow (all pre-defined paths, of course). And let’s assume that you can’t see any real purpose in any of the eight. THEN— and here is the essence of all I’ve said— you MUST FIND A NINTH PATH." Read the rest

Episode four of the Breaking Bad spinoff, recapped. Read the rest

A favorite.

Homan Square is the Chicago Police Department's "secure site" where people as young as 15 are detained without charge and without access to counsel, subject to beatings that result in head wounds, and, in one case, death. Read the rest

So many times I'm reading a Victorian plot that revolves around some gentry fop handing a scullery boy a sum of 100 half-whatevers. Read the rest

It's all I've ever wanted. Obviously, and of course, Tina's got all the best moves. [via]

The Twitter Fiction Festival will return from May 11-15 for another a five-day celebration of creative work on Twitter. Read the rest

This simple Thundercats logo'd t-shirt subtly states "I watched a lot of TV as a kid!"Read the rest

Song almost saw me name my dog Nemo, Sam.

Follow the dramatic story of the 1925 serum run to Nome, in which 20 men and 150 dogs struggled through arctic blizzards in a desperate effort to save the town from a lethal illness. Read the rest

"Just a swirling mass in charged dance..."

I live in a house with three other people, who have long hair. A lot of it ends up going down the bathroom sink and clogging the drain. Read the rest

Mike Kelton, who previously went around the streets of NYC wooing women in public, is back with a new and timely prank: flashbombing strangers on the street with a giant red carpet setup. (more…)

It didn't take me long to get the hang of the Stem Gem Strawberry Huller ($8), and once I did, I was able remove the stem and core of strawberries much faster than I could with a knife. Read the rest

The agency can hide software deep within hard drives made by Western Digital, Seagate, Toshiba and other top manufacturers, reports Kaspersky Labs. Read the rest

Keegan Osinski's dog doesn't care for her kisses. (more…)

The task set before Better Call Saul is impossibly daunting. Can it join Breaking Bad in the pantheon of great TV? Read the rest

I'm not buying it. I think there's a very tiny person inside. Just like my iPhone. Read the rest

The New York Times reports that the CIA purchased nerve-agent rockets from a secretive Iraqi seller. Read the rest

Drink to remember.

A VPN (virtual private network) is useful in many ways. Your data is encrypted on your mobile device or computer, so you can use public WiFi without worrying about someone stealing your information (unless it's the NSA, I suppose). Read the rest

"Roses are red, violets are blue, #NSA loves privacy rights and you." No, seriously. Read the rest

Two of these should make you smile, one should make you shake your head. ☣ School Principal Contacts FBI After Student Throws American Flag Out A Window [Techdirt]Middle School Principal Robert Archuleta from Espanola, NM thinks that there's a federal statute against flag desecration. Read the rest

Sometimes I don't feel like dragging out the big steam cleaner for a small pet mistake. This Dirt Devil spot steamer is a great solution.Read the rest

The site has emerged as an important creative platform, but getting—and keeping—an audience there is a tricky thing. Read the rest

Nut Shell Critters: Fun with food waste. Read the rest

Mitch O'Connell is curating the the "M.O'C" Dirty Needle, an erotic tattoo art show, that opens tonight in Detroit. Read the rest

Geoff Edgers's Washington Post article about the controversy surrounding the upcoming auction of a Les Paul guitar, advertised as "the most important Les Paul guitar of all time," is a fun read. Read the rest

These are so delightful. Read the rest

A fine contribution to the Boing Boing Flickr pool, by Renee Rendler-Kaplan. (more…)

The Saudi man “continues to bleed now, at least eight years later,” his defense attorney said today. Read the rest

Windosill is one of my favorite online puzzle games. It's quiet and wonderfully strange and comes with no instructions. Read the rest

Strangely, I find both Roxette and Aqua great music for driving really fast.(more…)

Here is a Gif of a floating dog.

“The iPhone has limitations,” he says “but the limitations themselves spur creativity.” Couldn't agree more. Read the rest

"Ruby: The Adventures of a Galactic Gumshoe" is free for one week only. Read the rest

The Jan and Stan story concludes with one of the most discordant moments possible. From John Wilcock, New York Years. Read the rest

Over at Cuepoint, an oral history of punk palace CBGB's heyday of the mid-to-late 1970s, starring members of the Ramones, Blondie, The Voidoids, and The Miamis, and the inimitable Patti Smith. Also at Cuepoint today, Smith talks with veteran music writer Alan Light. Read the rest

When I was 8 years old I was the only girl in a backgammon tournament of almost all older men. The gray-haired gentleman I was playing in the first round made a mistake when taking his turn and therefore beat me. I told him he made a mistake. Read the rest

Badass Space Dragon returns to the Boing Boing BBS!Read the rest

Oregon-based artist Sarah Smith, known on Etsy as Modern Flower Child, hand-crafts these lovely resin bracelets, bangles and earrings. Read the rest

Capybaras are my favorite animal, and it makes me happy to see them enjoying a day at a hot springs.

He imagines them as living organisms, and each is created with a mythologized scientific nomenclature. Read the rest