In GQ, writer Drew Magary espouses unkind thoughts about Trump and his supporters.

Best bit:Galifianakis: Do you wonder what your opponent might be wearing (at the presidential debate)Clinton: I assume that he'll wear that red power tie.Galifianakis: Or maybe like a white power tie.Clinton: That's even more appropriate.

Evan Kimbrell, founder of the digital agency Sprintkick, recently released a series of online courses that feature some of the best advice we've come across. These courses are well worth your time, and will save you from making many typical mistakes down the line if you ever want to start your own business.With this Business Launching Bundle, Evan’s provided over 104 hours of lessons on how to build, launch, and maintain your own startup—everything from the basics through the creation of mobile apps. You'll get lifetime access to all the course materials, plus hands-on projects and lessons that will help you think through everything from your idea to your roadmap. Course content includes:Intro to Entrepreneurship - Dive into the core concepts of entrepreneurship, learn the tools you need to think and problem-solve like an entrepreneur, and learn how to gather the business resources you need.Outsourcing Opportunities - Evan shares his tips and tricks re: getting your startup off the ground by knowing how and when to outsource effectively, particularly if you’re not a technical founder. Companies like Slack, Skype, and GitHub have all seen huge success with similar approaches.Idea Validation -Learn how to identify good ideas from bad ones and take your good ideas through to completion—run qualitative feedback trials, develop lean online pitch experiments, and learn how to size up your competition.Once you complete these and the other included courses, you’ll be well on your way to making your startup dreams a reality. For a limited time, Evan Kimbrell's Business Launching Bundle is on sale for just $49.

In this clip from “Good Morning Britain,” His Holiness the Dalai Lama pulls off what may be the greatest Donald Trump impression ever by a Tibetan monk.https://youtu.be/y3QlQ-sT1bA?t=4m30sThe interview in which this fabulous impression was given by His Holiness was conducted by Piers Morgan, and for surviving that the Tibetan spiritual leader has our greatest empathy.Earlier this year, His Holiness was asked by a somewhat less vile American news reporter to comment on Trump in another television interview. “That's your business,” he said, declining the opportunity to throw shade.https://youtu.be/_A0J2l-faag[Guardian via Jigme Ugen]

For just $44.95, you too could have worn the beautiful brown tattooed skin of a Polynesian demigod. Too late! Disney's snapped out of it, nudged by a complaint or two.

Blue writes, "Peter Watts has be stricken with debilitating pain, loss of range of motion and motor control. Watts' doctors remain baffled despite a battery of tests, and Watts has reached out to his fans to ask for their theories and ideas as to what might be causing his illness." (more…)

China has a massive "tourism deficit" -- the difference between the money that tourists spend in China and the money that Chinese people spend abroad: $206B from June 2015-June 2016, up from $77B in 2013. The missing money is hard to explain, since China doesn't export that many tourists. (more…)

"Run them down" seems to be the tweet that got another prominent right-wing personality turfed out of Twitter. Motoring Tip: it's the police that get to kill without consequence, not you. Even if it makes you angry to see black people rioting, and super-angry when they're in the way of a real American's car. Yes, even then!As is always the case with these things, it's not clear if the ban is permanent, whether it was for that specific tweet or for other reasons Twitter won't disclose, whether Reynolds thought he was being funny, or exactly how sustained the footstamping will be from white supremacists.(Apart from the predictable, if plainly stupid belief that it's OK to run over "thugs", they're saying that "run them down" means something other than "hit people with your car". For them, the tragedy of speechcropping on Twitter is that Twitter gets to decide what it means.)

Trump's outreach efforts to the black community are dissolving almost as soon as they began, melted under his loud insistence that black people should be stopped and frisked more often by police.

Tane Sinclair-Taylor's image of a clownfish and a bleached anemone is one of the many remarkable biological photographs chosen as finalists and winners in Royal Society Publishing's 2016 contest. (more…)

Baron the German Shepherd is a working dog, but if your idea of work is washing the car with Baron around?Forget it.(more…)

Wait 'til the anti-GMO activists hear about this genetic monstrosity. The horror.(more…)

An employee of the Royal Canadian Mint stands accused of smuggling $180,000-worth of gold out of the institution in his rectum, reports Kelley Egan of the Ottawa Citizen, "evading multiple levels of detection with a time-honoured prison trick."

This week, Boars, Gore, and Swords takes a break from the ASOIAF book club to watch the first two episodes of series seven of international baking sensation The Great British Bake Off. Ivan and Red discuss the art of sitting on cakes, how amazing Mel and Sue's innuendos are, and who they think will go all the way. For more GBBO coverage, head over to the BGaS Patreon for more donor-exclusive episodes.To catch up on previous television seasons, the A Song of Ice And Fire books, and other TV and movies, check out the BGaS archive. You can find them on Twitter @boarsgoreswords, like their Facebook fanpage, and email them. If you want access to extra episodes and content, you can donate to the Patreon.

Scott Edelman writes, "An ad in the December 1916 issue of The Scoop, a magazine 'written by newspaper men for newspaper men,' decries the fact Congress appropriated funds for continued mail delivery by pneumatic tubes in New York City, but failed to do the same for Chicago, and insists the loss of that technology 'would be calamitous.' At the time, 10 miles of two-way, eight-inch tubes running under Chicago delivered 8,000,000 pieces of mail daily. To the suggestion that mail should instead be delivered by trucks rather than pneumatic tubes, the question is asked, 'If we are going backward, why not get a wheelbarrow?'" (more…)

Lee Parker and Ivan White found and reported a bomb allegedly planted by Ahmad Khan Rahami in Elizabeth, New Jersey. You can thank them by supporting the local homeless program. (more…)

FOLLOW @RubenBolling on the Twitters and a Face Book.JOIN Tom the Dancing Bug's subscription club, the Proud & Mighty INNER HIVE, for exclusive early access to comics, extra comics, and oh, so much more.GET Ruben Bolling’s new hit book series for kids, The EMU Club Adventures. (”A book for the curious and adventurous!” -Cory Doctorow) Book One here. Book Two here.More Tom the Dancing Bug comics on Boing Boing! (more…)

Australian libraries and games guy Matt Finch (previously) writes, "This year the Queensland State Library has designed and built a drag and drop comic maker for Fun Palaces and released the code on Github too. (more…)

Who is the top residential water hog of Los Angeles? The Center for Investigative Reporting has narrowed it down to 7 Bel-Air mansions, with billionaire Jerry Perenchio's estate the prime suspect for using almost 12 million gallons of water a year. (more…)

The cost of Aloquin -- an acne cream based on iodoquinol and aloe, whose component ingredients cost virtually nothing -- was raised by 128% this week by manufacturer Novum Pharma, who now charge $9,561 for a 60g tube. (more…)

The WaPo's David Fahrenthold exposed incredible self-dealing by millionaire presidential candidate Donald Trump, who settled lawsuits to the tune of $258,000 using his own charity's money. More amusingly, he spent $20,000 of charity cash on a giant portrait of himself.Thanks to a helpful anonymous traveler, the portrait can now be revealed: it's apparently this one, at Trump's own private resort. I've crudely corrected the perspective, and the original is below.That it's a paintover of an overexposed publicity photo makes it even better:The anonymous photo as originally shot:UPDATE:Here's another angle, showing the exquisite detail of Liquitex Basics acrylic paint slapped over a gigantic inkjet print of a gooogled mugshot.https://www.instagram.com/p/BGsS9UrqbQT/

Earlier this year paper engineer David Pelham and illustrator Christopher Wormell collaborated on a masterful pop-up book rendition of Edgar Allen Poe’s poem “The Raven.”It’s an unusually accomplished work in a genre that is often thought to be directed at children. And while kids’ books do make up a large portion of the pop-up books produced, adults who turn their nose up at anything more than a flat white page adorned with black text might find much to admire in the field of “moveable books.” A Moveable Book Society not only exists, but has a biannual convention that’s taking place this coming weekend in Boston. The earliest pop-ups appeared in books hundreds of years ago. This video lecture by pop-up wizard and designer Robert Sabuda was done for the Smithsonian.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v019WrF1eFoI used to be a pop-up book nut, having started collecting them in the 1980s. Eventually, with hundreds of books stacked up all over, I sold it for a pittance. A pity, in retrospect, though I did keep an important few, including a beautiful copy of Model Menagerie published in 1895 by Ernest Nister which I snatched up for an unlikely C note on Portobello Road in London just as the dealer was opening his stand early in the morning. I scampered out with my prize feeling terribly guilty and simultaneously full of glee.These days pop-up books are most often produced on glossy stock. The Raven, however, is printed on uncoated paper, and this in combination with Wormell’s magnificent illustrations create a book of seeming mid-19th century engravings come to life. It looks quite rightly of its period, when Poe’s poem “The Raven” was first published in 1845.You can buy it on Amazon for only $13 plus postage.While waiting for your copy of The Raven to arrive in the mail, I invite you to turn out the lights and listen to the late Christopher Lee read “The Raven” just before falling asleep. Sweet dreams …https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lcvmqyT3Q4

During World War II a Polish transport company picked up an unusual mascot: a Syrian brown bear that grew to 500 pounds and traveled with his human friends through the Middle East and Europe. In this week's episode of the Futility Closet podcast we'll meet Wojtek, the "happy warrior," and follow his adventures during and after the war.We'll also catch up with a Russian recluse and puzzle over a murderous daughter.Show notesPlease support us on Patreon!Image credit

HOME: Stories From L.A., a member of the Boing Boing Podcast Network, is on a brief hiatus, and returns for its fourth season in October. If you haven't heard the show yet, this might be a good time to catch up with an episode from the archive -- like "The House On The Hill," about a forgotten figure from the Golden Age of Hollywood; or "A Home, A Murder, A Mystery (or two)," about a house that saw a horrific murder in 1959 and then sat empty and silent for more than 50 years; or "Rose, Mercedes and The Days Of The Dead," about what an L.A. actress did to encourage the troublesome spirit of her late grandmother to vacate the house they once shared. (Hint: It involved sage. And hammers.)HOME looks at home in the broadest sense -- as a place, a feeling, an aspiration, a dream. Do you have a story about home that takes place in Southern California? If so, I'd love to hear from you. Drop me a note. Tell me a story. And maybe you can have a hand in helping me figure out: What do we mean when we talk about home?

We were stuck inside, on a rainy day, and decided to sculpt some robots! Clay Bots has everything you need, and some great design suggestions!Use the included brightly colored air-dying clay to build your robot. Wind-up feet serve as the platform you start with, add a little creativity and Robot'll be stumbling along before it has even dried. This is a wonderful activity for kids 5-12 years-old, or thereabouts.The kit also has some simple sculpting tools, a rolling pin and some landscapes to play with. We found it was enough clay for a lot of robot making. I really enjoyed the progression of complexity in the design suggestions, and felt like I improved a lot.I'm still a boring clay robot designer. I just wanted to make V.I.N.Cent.Clay Bots - Craft Kit by SpiceBox Books (23512) via Amazon

Zombies, Run! co-creator Adrian Hon writes, "That's right, we turned our running app and audio adventure into a board game! It's a frantic, fun, real-time audio-driven sprint across a zombie-infested landscape for 2-4 players, who must rescue survivors, uncover secrets, and (hopefully!) find a cure." (more…)

Over at Democracy Journal, my Institute for the Future colleagues Marina Gorbis and Devin Fidler explore the "digital coordination economy" (aka the on-demand economy) and how "it may take deliberate design choices in platform architecture, business models, new civic services, and public policy to prevent this increasingly seamless “coordination economy” from becoming highly inequitable as well." From Democracy Journal:

Thinkgeek's $59 JavaScript Code Fit & Flare Dress comes in sizes 6-14; no word on what the code does (I hope it's malware that poisons OCR systems!) (via Crazy Abalone)

The amazing internal anatomy of the clitoris is a mystery that has surfaced and vanished in history, coming into focus in 2005 (!), when Royal Melbourne Hospital urologist Helen O'Connell published her groundbreaking MRI studies. (more…)

Journalist Thomas Fuller returned to the United States after 27 years abroad, mainly in Asia. He moved to San Francisco and wrote about the reverse culture shock he experienced. The thing that struck him the most was the disparity between the wealthy (ganja yoga, organic ice cream sandwiches, vegan shoes, Bluetooth compatible toothbrushes) and the poor (outbursts of the mentally ill on the sidewalks, vaguely human forms inside cardboard boxes).

The Intercept's Naomi LaChange presents the curious origins of Donald Trump Jr.'s tweet comparing Syrian refugees to poison Skittles. "The concept dates back at least to 1938 and a children’s book called Der Giftpilz, or The Toadstool, in which a mother explains to her son that it only takes one Jew to destroy an entire people."

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers is a corporation that manages one of the critical, centralized pieces of the internet's underlying infrastructure, the domain name system's root. (more…)

After Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf recited a drawn-out No True Scottsman Fallacy disguised as a hollpw apology at the Senate Banking Committee's Wells Fargo hearing, senator Elizabeth Warren tore into him.From CNN:

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ACLU is suing Connecticut state police for making false charges against a man who was protesting a DUI checkpoint.

With all the new amazing games and consoles out there, we still can't help but have a soft spot for old school staples. From Super Mario to Mortal Kombat, classic games just never get old. Which is why we’re so excited to relive the nostalgia with our newest deal in the Boing Boing Shop: The Complete SNES Bluetooth Controller Kit.This controller looks and feels exactly like the old SNES controller. From the colors to the plastic, every detail is exactly right. As expected, there are a few major upgrades: for one thing, it’s compatible with PS3, PS4, Wiimote, and Wii U Pro, so you can use it to play all your favorite games.The kit even comes with a retro receiver that supports Windows, Mac OS X, and PS3 so there's virtually nowhere you can't use it. Plus this time around, it’s completely wireless, which means no getting tangled up just as you’re finally about to beat Bowser.The best part is that it also comes with an expandable clipping mount so you clip your smartphone right on top. For the first time, you can actually play retro games on your smartphone using a real SNES controller.The Complete SNES Bluetooth Controller Kit is just $49.99. You can also get the NES version for the same price, and shipping is free in the U.S.

Raejali Buntut, 32, overslept and missed his August 21 flight from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur, so he did what anyone in the same situation would do: make fake boarding passes and live in the airport’s executive lounges. Alas, his ruse lasted only three weeks before he was carted to jail.From Strait Times:

The Chelsea bomber (Ahmad Khan Rahami is accused of being this person) set more bombs around New York and New Jersey, but two of them were discovered and defused before they could go off because they were hidden in bags that thieves and homeless people took an interest in. (more…)

https://youtu.be/LSHZ_b05W7oEnjoy this song by the Pre-Fab Four!

When I first came to the U.S. from England—to New Mexico—this was my greeting. They got the music right and everything!BONUS: Here's a video featuring a lady who fears tumbleweeds.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1NlszGpXeQ

Politico reports that Kathleen Hartington Kennedy overheard George H.W. Bush saying he's voting for Hillary Clinton instead of party candidate Donald Trump.

Japan's Sky Brown is an up-and-coming pro at age 8.She hat a rough heat at Vans this summer, but she's not giving up any time soon.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYZuJ1cMUNMHer 5-year-old brother Ocean is pretty good, too! Here he is when he was 3 and Sky was 7.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKR86K7Zz2I• Breaking the Mold with her little Skateboard!! (via Quartz)

Review Meta has published an in-depth analysis of 7 million Amazon reviews and found that "incentivized reviews," those with a disclaimer that the reviewer got the product free or discounted, skew substantially higher than non-incentivized reviews. (more…)

Here's a 10-minute video on how to impress your stoner friends next time you're smoking that pot and bad-mouthing America. Six easy tricks: (more…)

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“Ebony and Ivory.” A new edition of Peter Serafinowicz's “Sassy Trump,” in which Macca makes a guest appearance.

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JAKE TAPPER: “Well, just as a point of fact, again, Donald Trump did not accept when Barack Obama released his birth certificate in 2011. He kept up this whole birther thing until Friday. That’s five years. But we only have a little time left. So, I want to ask you…”GOV. CHRIS CHRISTIE (R-N.J.): “No, but, Jake, that’s just not true. It’s not true that he kept it up for five years.”TAPPER: “Sure, he did.”CHRISTIE: “It’s simply not true.”TAPPER: “It is true.”CHRISTIE: “It wasn’t like he was talking — no, Jake, it wasn’t like — it wasn’t like he was talking about it on a regular basis until then.”— Exchange on CNN”s “State of the Union,” Sept. 18, 2016Washington Post, gives Christie "Four Pinochios." It says, "This will possibly be our shortest fact check ever."

Kyle from Bumperactive writes, "The Texas Democratic Party has released an amazing new t-shirt celebrating four of the strong women at the forefront of the national party: Elizabeth & Hillary & Ruth & Michelle!" The iconic portrait series is, of course, a remix of photographer Richard Avedon's classic psychedelic portraits of The Beatles. Whether or not you find it mind-bending that one of America's two major parties embraces powerful female voices in leadership roles across all branches of government, this tee is a trip to the future!