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  • Xeni Jardin
    6:10 am Thu, Mar 28, 2013
    NYT op-ed: "On the Brink of Justice in Guatemala"

    Anita Isaacs, in a NYT op-ed: "I have spent the past 15 years researching and writing about postwar justice in Guatemala. I am encouraged that, a decade and a half… Read the rest of the article: NYT op-ed: "On the Brink of Justice in Guatemala"

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  • Xeni Jardin
    6:06 am Thu, Mar 28, 2013
    Bro-on-Bro violence leads to tragedy, as penis drawn on roommate's face

    A Virginia man was beaten on Saturday, March 23, for drawing a dick on his roommate's face. Arlington County Police say 31-year-old James Watson passed out on his couch after… Read the rest of the article: Bro-on-Bro violence leads to tragedy, as penis drawn on roommate's face

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  • Xeni Jardin
    10:08 am Wed, Mar 27, 2013
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    9:25 am Wed, Mar 27, 2013
    Watch the latest video posts in our Boing Boing video archive

    We've gathered fresh video for you to surf and enjoy on the Boing Boing video page. The latest finds for your viewing pleasure include: • Your WiFi-enabled camera might be… Read the rest of the article: Watch the latest video posts in our Boing Boing video archive

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  • Xeni Jardin
    9:24 am Wed, Mar 27, 2013
    Naming the anonymous victims of US drone attacks

    Less than 20% of drone victims have been named. UK-based NGO The Bureau of Investigative Journalism has a new project: Name the Dead. There's a fundraiser here. (HT: @ggreenwald)

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  • Xeni Jardin
    9:24 am Wed, Mar 27, 2013
    University in Kansas offers Bachelor of Science degree in Drones

    "K-State is one of the first two Universities in the U.S. to offer a Bachelor of Science in Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). Our program uses a hands-on approach for learning… Read the rest of the article: University in Kansas offers Bachelor of Science degree in Drones

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  • Xeni Jardin
    8:48 am Wed, Mar 27, 2013
    Winny Puhh: through YouTube, bizarro Estonian punk band finds new global fame

    Estonian punk/metal Winny Puhh have been around since 1993 or so, but online audiences around the world are discovering them by way of this video

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  • Xeni Jardin
    7:49 am Wed, Mar 27, 2013
    Rap Quotes: site-specific street art with official-looking signs bearing hip hop lyrics

    Artist Jay Shells combines his love of hip hop music and his formidable sign-making skills in "Rap Quotes."

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  • Xeni Jardin
    7:41 am Wed, Mar 27, 2013
    Calculating product placement in hip hop songs: CDZA's $56 million musical shopping spree

    How do you calculate the value of product placement in hip hop songs? With a $56 million dollar hip-hop shopping spree.

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  • Xeni Jardin
    6:41 am Wed, Mar 27, 2013
    Troll comments on YouTube video by sending comment via postal mail to uploader's home

    Electrical engineers get married, in a "Circuit and Swirls" themed ceremony. Some jerk on YouTube trolls them. By postal mail.

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  • Xeni Jardin
    6:25 am Wed, Mar 27, 2013
    Controversy over Esquire profile of the SEAL who shot bin Laden (or maybe didn't)

    Was Phil Bronstein's 15,000-word Esquire profile of the SEAL Team 6 member who killed Osama bin Laden, a Navy SEAL who is "now retired and struggling to make ends meet… Read the rest of the article: Controversy over Esquire profile of the SEAL who shot bin Laden (or maybe didn't)

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  • Xeni Jardin
    6:17 am Wed, Mar 27, 2013
    Cody R Wilson's 3D-printed guns: the VICE documentary

    Defense Distributed's Cody R Wilson "figured out how to print a semi-automatic rifle from the comfort of his own home."

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  • Xeni Jardin
    6:05 am Wed, Mar 27, 2013
    CIA director promotes woman who approved destruction of CIA "harsh interrogation" videos

    A woman has been placed in charge of the CIA's clandestine service for the first time in the agency's history, reports the Washington Post. She's a veteran officer whom many… Read the rest of the article: CIA director promotes woman who approved destruction of CIA "harsh interrogation" videos

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  • Xeni Jardin
    5:53 am Wed, Mar 27, 2013
    To watch: PBS NOVA on Russian Meteor Strike debuts tonight, March 27

    "A blinding flash of light streaked across the Russian sky, followed by a shuddering blast strong enough to damage buildings and send more than 1,000 people to the hospital." Tonight,… Read the rest of the article: To watch: PBS NOVA on Russian Meteor Strike debuts tonight, March 27

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  • Xeni Jardin
    9:43 am Tue, Mar 26, 2013
    Guatemala genocide trial: Day 6. "If I die, the story of what I lived will never be forgotten"

    Photo: NISGUA. A witness testifies in the trial of Rios Montt, with aid of court-appointed Nebaj Ixil interpreter. As Emi McLean writes on the Open Society Justice Initiative's blog about… Read the rest of the article: Guatemala genocide trial: Day 6. "If I die, the story of what I lived will never be forgotten"

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  • Xeni Jardin
    9:01 am Tue, Mar 26, 2013
    Saving for retirement as an act of wild optimism

    Photo: Mark Makela for The New York Times. "Virginia C. McGuire, her partner, Matthew, and their son, Leo, 9, play the board game Pandemic in their Philadelphia home." When is… Read the rest of the article: Saving for retirement as an act of wild optimism

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  • Xeni Jardin
    8:05 am Tue, Mar 26, 2013
    Stanislaw Burzynski vs. regulations protecting human research subjects, revisited: Orac on Cancer quackery

    "The Burzynski Clinic is drawing me back below its event horizon again, like the irresistable black hole made up of supercompressed greed that I see it to be," writes health-skeptic… Read the rest of the article: Stanislaw Burzynski vs. regulations protecting human research subjects, revisited: Orac on Cancer quackery

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  • Xeni Jardin
    7:42 am Tue, Mar 26, 2013
    Alaa Wardi, a capella YouTube star from Saudi Arabia: "Risala Ela…"

    Alaa Wardi's a capella harmonies and one-man viral videos have become big hits throughout the mideast. His latest, "Risala Ela…", is out today.

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  • Xeni Jardin
    7:06 am Tue, Mar 26, 2013
    Brighter Later, "The Woods," music video animated by Polly Dedman

    A track from Melbourne-based band Brighter Later, in a music video by animator Polly Dedman. The band's debut LP The Wolves is out this month.

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  • Xeni Jardin
    2:51 pm Mon, Mar 25, 2013
    Watch the latest video posts in the Boing Boing video archive

    We've gathered fresh video for you to surf and enjoy on the Boing Boing video page. The latest finds for your viewing pleasure include: • Video about man who makes… Read the rest of the article: Watch the latest video posts in the Boing Boing video archive

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