MAKE: "Blokify's custom block-based 3D modeling software makes it easy for folks, especially kids, to build object models, which they can then send directly to a home 3D printer."

I wasn't expecting to be blown away by Gary Numan last night. I'd been invited to see him perform to a crowd of 100 journalists and other members of the… Read the rest of the article: Gary Numan – better than ever

(Via Political Blindspot. Thanks, Matthew!)

My 16-year-old daughter came home yesterday and showed me an app called Lulu that all of her friends are using. It's purpose is to anonymously rate your male Facebook friends.… Read the rest of the article: Lulu – an app for girls to anonymously rate boys

The Garmin Head-Up Display is a $(removed) gadget that connects to your mobile phone via Bluetooth and projects navigation information onto your windshield. I want one – I use my… Read the rest of the article: Head-up display projects phone information to windshield

Doctorinister made a cool Halloween mask out of a palm tree frond. Yard Waste = Free Halloween Costume: How to Make Creepy Masks from Fallen Palm Tree Fronds

Last week I was in Italy for the first Maker Faire Rome. (You can see my photo galleries of the event here and here.) The Faire kicked off on Thursday… Read the rest of the article: Bruce Sterling at Maker Faire Rome: Desirable, Buildable, Profitable

James Gurney says: "Using colored pencils and markers, Marcello Barenghi draws a super-realistic potato chip bag. Here's his list of the art materials he uses for these videos."

Here's one of three Cosplay Apocalypse scenes drawn by bOING bOING illustrator Danny Hellman. See the other two on Danny's blog.

[Video contains nothing but spoilers] Remember how people said Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon corresponded with scenes in The Wizard of Oz? Well, Bonnie Rose's edit of key… Read the rest of the article: Breaking Bad explained with the song "El Paso" by Marty Robbins

Boulet's comic strip about his childhood experience of sleeping in the back of his parents car is beautifully enhanced by cycling animations. Good work! (Thanks, Matthew!) Our Toyota Was Fantastic

In 1970 SF author Charles Platt (above, right) drove with Thomas M. Disch and Marilyn Hacker from New York to California. Sounds like quite a trip! After an obligatory Howard… Read the rest of the article: 1970 road trip with science fiction great Thomas M. Disch and poet Marilyn Hacker

Perla Trevizo of the Arizona Daily Star took this photo of Tucson Police Department officers using pepper spray against people who were trying to prevent US Border Patrol agents from… Read the rest of the article: Police pepper sprayed protestors who formed a circle around a US Border Patrol vehicle in Arizona

Your browser does not support the audio tag. This episode is brought to you by HostGator, offering premium web hosting at low costs, and 24x7x365 phone, chat and email support.… Read the rest of the article: Gweek 115: Year Zero

The New York Times Magazine has a 6,000 word excerpt from Nick Bilton's upcoming book, Hatching Twitter: A True Story of Money, Power, Friendship, and Betrayal. I've just started reading… Read the rest of the article: Behind the scenes Twitter tell-all in NY Times magazine

An undercover cop from the Riverside Sheriff's Department pressured a teen with autism, Tourette Syndrome, and bipolar syndrome to buy a tiny amount of pot for him, then arrested him… Read the rest of the article: Undercover cop tricks autistic teen into buying pot

A prisoner molded this soap mask as part of his escape plan. At least that's what this guy on Reddit says. I couldn't find any news about it.

Hard Case Crime publishes hardboiled crime fiction by Stephen King, Donald Westlake, James M. Cain, Michael Crichton, Mickey Spillane, Max Allan Collins, and other greats. Here's an exclusive excerpt from… Read the rest of the article: The Secret Lives of Married Women, by Elissa Wald [exclusive excerpt]

You've no doubt heard the horror stories from people who've brought their smartphones with them to another country and were surprised with a roaming bill for thousands of dollars. I… Read the rest of the article: KnowRoaming – good deal for international travelers?