Jeff Simmermon's homage to the NYC indie burlesque scene, in text and photographs. Here's a large Flickr gallery, and here is a blog post.

Old Spice + Bros Icing Bros = Bros Spicing Bros. (via @RobinSloan/@Bakari)

Workers at the site of the 9/11 attacks in NYC have discovered the buried hull of a 32-foot ship, apparently used back in the 18th century as fill to extend… Read the rest of the article: Beneath World Trade Center wreckage, a buried ship

Jess Bachman has a cool new infographic out — it's all about the human brain. Specifically…. It's about super savants, you know, like Rain Man. But they are not always… Read the rest of the article: Your Superhuman Brain

Old Spice Guy retires from the phenomenally successful viral marketing campaign, just as things were at their hottest. Here is his farewell video. I will be sad to see him… Read the rest of the article: Goodbye Old Spice Guy

A group of people involved with the Bay Area hacker space Noisebridge organized an impromptu science fair to be held outside an Insane Clown Posse show, when the band and… Read the rest of the article: Science for Juggalos: Insane Clown Polytechnic

A "Dante's Inferno of Brazilian art" to accompany The N.A.S.A. Project's song, Strange Enough.

Pull Up To the Bumper, Baby. Apple today announced plans to hold a press conference related to iPhone 4 on Friday at 10am Pacific—company rep Steve Dowling didn't elaborate on… Read the rest of the article: Apple iPhone 4: information remediation on attenuation complication situation

The internets are abuzz with praise, wonder, and hearty LOLs over a savvy online marketing campaign for Old Spice by ad firm Wieden+Kennedy. Old Spice Guy appears in a number… Read the rest of the article: Old Spice Guy has competition

As preparation for his role in the upcoming Sorcerer's Apprentice, Nicolas Cage delves deep into the mysteries (and technical accomplishments) of Nikola Tesla. Some spooky coincidences involving pigeons, flesh wounds,… Read the rest of the article: Nicolas Cage dives in to the lore of Nicola Tesla

"We as Taliban warn you to stop working… otherwise we will take your life away. We will kill you in such a harsh way that no woman has so far… Read the rest of the article: Don't believe the revisionism: Taliban continue the war on women

An interesting and troubling piece in the Washingtonian today about one of those recently-nabbed Russian spies, who passed as a corporate consultant. The Russian who went by the alias "Donald… Read the rest of the article: The Spy who webinar'd me: Did Russian spook, masquerading as consultant, steal corporate secrets?

Two very fun videos from the first-ever Boing Boing picnic, held this past weekend in San Francisco: first, a wonderful little montage of scenes, set to an original (composed live!)… Read the rest of the article: Boing Boing Picnic: Aerial video from balloon, and a Doc Pop-scored report

CJR contributor Ryan Chittum takes issue with the Associated Press and the "charging $12.50 to quote five words" thing. Our own Cory Doctorow takes issue with the CJR's presentation, and… Read the rest of the article: Did AP really threaten to charge bloggers $12.50 to quote 5 words? (UPDATED)

Faizal Shahzad, better known as the Times Square Failbomber, recorded a martyr tape with shout-outs to his jihadi homies prior to packing the SUV. Al Arabiya broadcast the tape, and… Read the rest of the article: Times Square Failbomber's martyr tape is now on YouTube

Oh dear. More Mel.

Oh my god. It's so intense. What does it mean? The Meaning Of Rainbows – Trailer (Yosemitebear Mountain Giant Double Rainbow) [YouTube, thanks Shane]

Phil Knight, a Boing Boing reader who works in a Kampala, Uganda hospital treating victims of the recent bombing, posts this blog entry about the attack, the survivors, and ways… Read the rest of the article: The Kampala, Uganda bombing: a report, and how to help survivors.

Fans of Harvey Pekar are mourning the artist's loss and wondering what will become of his many unfinished and unpublished projects. Over at MTV's comics blog Splashpage, there's an interview… Read the rest of the article: And what of Pekar's unpublished work? "The Pekar Project" editor explains.

European Digital Rights (EDRi) has released the digital comic Under Surveillance as an information and awareness tool for young adults. In an unspecified European city, a group of young people… Read the rest of the article: Under Surveillance: comic on digital civil rights in Europe