(Photo: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange speaks to the media outside Ellingham Hall in Norfolk England, earlier today. REUTERS/Paul Hackett) The Guardian has published the full sex crime allegations against Julian… Read the rest of the article: Details of rape, sexual assault allegations against Wikileaks' Assange leaked to Guardian

Oh, this is rich: an Internal Revenue service agent is accused of stealing taxpayers' refunds, and entering "fake tax refund requests and transfers in an IRS computer system so the… Read the rest of the article: IRS agent accused of stealing refunds, mis-using IRS computer network to pilfer funds

"Ground Control to Major Sean (take your protein pills and put your helmet on)," a photograph contributed to the Boing Boing Flickr Pool by BB reader John K. Goodman, whose… Read the rest of the article: Through the looking glass (Boing Boing Flickr Pool)

UPDATE: Michael Moore responds here. In short, he says Sicko was not banned in Cuba, and describes the cable referenced below as "[A] stunning look at the Orwellian nature of… Read the rest of the article: Wikileaks/Cablegate: Guardian reports Cuba banned Michael Moore's "Sicko" for fear of public backlash (UPDATE)

"The abridged story of life on earth, as told through the medium of walking fingers." SHORT stories – Walks of Life – Cyriak (youtube.com, thanks Mark Day!)

Sweet fancy wookiees, y'all, this new iPhone app sure is making the blog and tweet rounds today. The idea behind Word Lens is this: point your iPhone's camera lens at… Read the rest of the article: Word Lens: Augmented reality language translation app for iPhone

Good heavens! A New York Times magazine feature on Tor, the "onion routing system" that enables users to communicate anonymously on the Internet. What took 'em so long, and why… Read the rest of the article: NYT magazine feature on Tor

(Photograph contributed to the BB Flickr Pool by Alexandra Jones) Wikileaks founder Julian Assange was released from a London prison this week, after spending ten days without his freedom over… Read the rest of the article: "Is long-term solitary confinement torture?"

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As you may have heard, this week the government of Cuba launched a state-approved online encyclopedia, called EcuRed. "Its philosophy is the accumulation and development of knowledge, with a democratizing,… Read the rest of the article: Cuba launches Wikipedia clone "EcuRed," but needs a little help

Thomas Blanton, executive director of the National Security Archive, was among those who testified today before the House Judiciary Committee on the aftermath of "Cablegate" and Wikileaks. Blanton believes efforts… Read the rest of the article: National Security Archive director on "Wikimania," and the dangers of demonizing WikiLeaks

A new set of diplomatic cables released by Wikileaks tonight is parsed by The Guardian, and includes revelations that: US diplomats in Delhi were briefed in 2005 by the International… Read the rest of the article: Wikileaks: Cables show India accused of widespread, systematic torture in Kashmir

According to this item, Alex Tapanaris, whose name appears in the document properties for a PDF press release attributed to Anonymous during last week's pro-Wikileaks DDOS-a-thon, has been arrested. His… Read the rest of the article: Report: Designer arrested over pro-Wikileaks Anonymous press release

Video Link. C-Span's archive of the House Judiciary Committee hearing today on WikiLeaks, the Espionage Act, and the US Constitution. (via @EFF)

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A Tibetan exile shouts while being detained in a police vehicle during a protest outside the hotel where Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao is staying, in New Delhi on December 15,… Read the rest of the article: Pro-Tibet protests in New Delhi (photo)

[video link] A new A&E documentary TV series produced by rapper Ice-T debuts tonight: The Peacemaker, starring ex-gang member turned mediator (and now, television host) Malik Spellman. The five-episode series… Read the rest of the article: The Peacemaker, Ice-T produced TV series on gang mediation, debuts tonight

(Image: "SPAM (Lovely Spam, Wonderful Spam)", contributed to the Boing Boing Flickr pool by BB reader Gustavo Pugliesi Sachs of Montreal, Canada) Glenn Fleishman has a thought-provoking essay in the… Read the rest of the article: Of Spam, Ham, and lost email

I got a cool package in the mail from Ninja and Yo-Landi Vi$$er of Die Antwoord. I knew they'd found something important and special on the road, but had no… Read the rest of the article: The Boing Boing Formula