Boing Boing Week in review: Aug. 27-Sep. 2, 2007

  • Welcome to the new Boing Boing! (Mark)
  • Science Fiction Writers of America abuses the DMCA (Cory)
  • Moment of TSA surrealist zen @ LAX: Xeni
  • CBGB founder Hilly Kristal, RIP (Pesco)
  • Torture school subjects children to lethal punishments (Cory)
  • Arrested at Circuit City for refusing to show ID, receipt (Xeni)
  • Shaolin monks wage internet war against ninja trolls (Xeni)
  • Suicide at Burning Man (Xeni)
  • KLF: Burn a Million Quid (video) and The Manual (e-book) (Xeni)
  • Burning Man set on fire early (Mark), More on The Man who Burned The Man at Burning Man (Xeni)
  • Miss South Carolina says we need more maps (Mark), Miss S.C. Teen USA's geography pop quiz (Mark), Tube Map for Miss SC: The Iraqs and Everywhere, Like, Such As. (Xeni), and Analysis: defense of Miss Teen South Carolina and Maps and Such as (Xeni)
  • Garage researcher "burns" saltwater (Mark)
  • How voters are susceptible to politicians who can manipulate their fear of death (Mark)
  • Article about conspiracies at Denver International Airport (Mark)
  • Ray Charles in Post-It Notes (Pesco)
  • Amount of caffeine in soft drink brands (Pesco)
  • Vatican airlines passengers must dump holy water (Pesco)