SPONSORED: This post is presented by the Toyota RAV4 EV. Because innovation can be measured in miles, kilowatts and cubic feet. Learn more at toyota.com/rav4ev In 1940 writer Henry Miller… Read the rest of the article: The silent mystery of LADWP's buildings

Any year that Adam Koford (aka Ape Lad) publishes a new book is a good year. The Disney artist joined Dean Putney and I to talk about his newest book… Read the rest of the article: Gweek 121: The Return of Ape Lad

I want someone to do a comic book series about moonshine crooks. (Via Shelley Rickey)

Question: "Am I free to go or am I being detained?" Answer: "Duh constitution don't apply at checkpoints." The cops are desperate to bust this young man. They are surprised… Read the rest of the article: Example of how the police can search your car without a warrant or your consent [video]

UPDATE: I made a few corrections to the post, as marked. Reported on the Belarusskiy Partizan a local Texas TV news program: Some drivers along a busy Minsk Fort Worth… Read the rest of the article: Roadblock stops drivers to collect saliva and blood samples

Earlier today David posted a 1962 LIFE magazine photo of a ski mask that would appeal to the family in the Texas Chainsaw Massacre. I took a look at the… Read the rest of the article: Human digestion for the LSD set – LIFE magazine 1962

Remember KlearGear.com? It's the novelty company that charged a woman $3500 and ruined her credit record after she complained to ripoffreport.com about Kleargear's poor service. Since the news broke last… Read the rest of the article: Kleargear goes into social media hiding

Subscribe to Incredibly Interesting Authors Leander Kahney has covered Apple for more than a dozen years and has written three popular books about Apple, including Inside Steve's Brain and The… Read the rest of the article: Incredibly Interesting Authors 002: Jony Ive biographer Leander Kahney

Derek Khanna of Slate reports that the White House is pushing to keep cellphone unlocking illegal, and making the legal act of jailbreaking a crime punishable by imprisonment. Last week,… Read the rest of the article: Obama’s secret attempt to ban cellphone unlocking, while claiming to support it

Skooba Design loaned me an early production model of its upcoming iPad/Tablet Courier V.3 messenger bag. I've been trying it out for the last couple of days and like it… Read the rest of the article: Skooba iPad/Tablet Courier V.3

I usually eat only egg yolks and avoid the whites, but this spinner toy made from a tennis ball looks like fun!

Manitoba Government's Early Learning and Child Care fined mother Kristen Bartkiw $10 because she neglected to include healthful Ritz crackers in her kids' school lunches. Weighty Matters has more details:… Read the rest of the article: Mother fined $10 for not including Ritz crackers in kids' school lunch

Apps for Kids is sponsored by HuluPlus. HuluPlus lets you binge on thousands of hit shows — anytime, anywhere on your TV, PC, smart phone or tablet. Click here to… Read the rest of the article: Apps for Kids 051: Cookie Clicker

Matthew says: "A woman paid for items from kleargear.com but never received them, so she wrote a bad review of the site on ripoffreport.com. Three years later she received a… Read the rest of the article: Kleargear.com bills woman $3500 for posting a negative review

Matthew says, "Howard, a Hong Kong musician, has an uncanny resemblance to the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un. So Howard has perfected his facial expressions and hand-wave to capitalize on… Read the rest of the article: Professional Kim Jong-un impersonator

On Facebook, cartoonist Michael Kupperman posted a collection of these baffling newspaper comics from 1941 called "The Evening Argument." He is at a loss to explain what is going on,… Read the rest of the article: Baffling 1941 newspaper comic strip: "The Evening Argument"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZ5a4ycwsig Matthew says: "Evan Booth builds weapons with materials purchased in an airport terminal, past the security screening. Here's a frag grenade built with a coffee mug, batteries, and a… Read the rest of the article: Man makes explosives from things purchased in post-security-check airport stores

You need to enable javascript to enter this campaign !Powered by PromoSimple. Earlier this week David reviewed and previewed the large-format book, The Art of Rube Goldberg: (A) Inventive (B)… Read the rest of the article: Giveaway! The Art of Rube Goldberg

Tara McGinley of Dangerous Minds says: "There’s something oddly soothing about this can of Chef Boyardee ravioli being swallowed up by lava still I can’t help wonder how dangerous getting… Read the rest of the article: Flowing lava engulfs a can of Chef Boyardee ravioli

Look at all the wonderful Boing Boing podcasts we have lined up for you to listen to, free of charge! RECOMMENDED IF YOU LIKE 026: We sit down with Paul… Read the rest of the article: Your week's listening: Boing Boing's latest podcast episodes