Gweek is sponsored by Fracture. They print your digital photos, directly on glass. Upload your own picture at FractureMe.com, use coupon code GWEEK at checkout, and get 15% off. In… Read the rest of the article: Gweek 117: The Whole Earth Catalog for this century

Matthew says: "The TSA is expanding its screening of passengers before they arrive at the airport by searching a wide array of government and private databases, including records such as… Read the rest of the article: OMG WTF TSA

I have a first-generation iPad that works well as a Netflix streamer, game platform, writing tool, and web and email machine. I have no desire to upgrade to the latest… Read the rest of the article: Apple's big iPad problem: How do you convince owners to upgrade when their old machines work just fine?

In "Fixing Breaking Bad," a disgruntled visual effects artist on the series shows how he could have improved Breaking Bad, if only that meddlesome Vince Gilligan had stayed out of… Read the rest of the article: Fixing Breaking Bad: funny parody series

Noah Scalin says: "I created a new Skeletube for the Think Small exhibition opening this week at Artspace in Richmond, VA. The show requires all work to be 3" x… Read the rest of the article: Skull painted on old vacuum tube

On Boing Boing's G+ community, I asked "What is your favorite smartphone game? I have two: Kingdom Rush and Sword of Fargoal." Take a look at the recommendations here.

When I saw The Talented Mr. Ripley movie in 1999, I had no idea it was based on a novel by the same author of the famous Hitchcock movie, Strangers… Read the rest of the article: The Talented Mr. Ripley, psychological suspense novel featuring a fascinating anti-hero

This animated gif of a chain-making machine is mesmerizing.

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 048: Stop Motion Studio (plus Minecraft Contest Winner)

https://youtu.be/Q3lb8kO7bM0 In this incredible video from Taiwan, you can see a very large rock break off the top of a mountain. A few seconds later it crashes into the road… Read the rest of the article: Giant rock breaks off mountain and lands in road – captured on video

I watched the video in Xeni's post about the miracle cure woman and thought of Shelley Duvall. An uncanny resemblance!

In September I wrote about the Hobonichi Techo, a cult-favorite Japanese day planner that will soon be made in an English version. Here's a fun video (with happy music) that… Read the rest of the article: Video of illustrators drawing in the Hobonichi Techo day planner

Matthew says: "Here's a YouTube video of three men destroying a rock formation in Goblin Valley, Utah. Geologists estimate the rock formation was approximately 200 million years old, formed during… Read the rest of the article: Boy Scout leaders destroy ancient formation in Utah's Goblin Valley

Ted Balaker says: "It's the drug war's little cousin: Laws create a black market in cigarettes, so smugglers step in to make money. What they're doing isn't inherently dangerous, but… Read the rest of the article: ATF Fights Cigarette Smuggling by Smuggling Cigarettes

Last month our friend Andy Baio, co-organizer of the incredible XOXO Festival in Portland, invited Xeni, David, Cory and me to be interviewed on stage by Glenn Fleishman. It was… Read the rest of the article: Boing Boing 25th Anniversary interview at XOXO Festival

Eric Bradley says: "I saw this eBay listing for a wingtip shoe some guy’s dog chewed up. He positioned it with a very well-written description as a ‘work of modern… Read the rest of the article: Dog-chewed shoe sells on eBay for $378

Winston Smith's 1979 Alternative Tentacles record label logo is one of my favorites. I bought an Alternative Tentacles T-shirt in the early 1980s and wore it until it fell apart… Read the rest of the article: Tote bag with Winston Smith's iconic Alternative Tentacles logo

Lisa Hix of Collectors Weekly says: "I just did a deep dive on dark rides, and I thought you'd get a kick out of it. I go into how the… Read the rest of the article: The history of carnival dark rides

I had the best gelato of my life when I was in Rome the week before last. I bought it at Caffè Tomeucci on Viale Europa. It wasn't too sweet… Read the rest of the article: How to spot good gelato from fifteen feet away

The Justice & Police Museum of Sydney, Australia has a collection of "special photographs" of criminals from the 1920s. Curator Peter Doyle explains: These ‘special photographs’ were mostly taken in… Read the rest of the article: 40 police photos of dapper criminals from the 1920s