I'm a couple of weeks late on this one, but I don't think these images have been appreciated enough around the 'net. The LA Weekly's Liz Ohanesian attended the Malediction… Read the rest of the article: Putting the "punk" back in steampunk: one particularly awesome costume

Iran's ministry of culture has released a catalog of government-approved hair styles, in an effort to eliminate the menace of "decadent Western cuts." According to the Islamic Republic News Agency,… Read the rest of the article: Iran declares war on mullets, ponytails for men; approves of hair gel and Elvis 'dos

This just in: Electronic Frontier Foundation Legal Director Cindy Cohn will be a guest on The Colbert Report on Comedy Central tonight. Show airs at 11:30pm, and video will of… Read the rest of the article: EFF's Cindy Cohn on Colbert Report tonight (July 5, 2010)

The fellow whose voice you hear in this video has rather a thing for rainbows. This one is funny, but this one is legendary. (thanks, Andrea James).

"I love the expression on people's faces when they come here," says "Bamboo Charlie" Walker in this Los Angeles Times profile. "A homeless man with toys? Whoa!" For the better… Read the rest of the article: Bamboo Charlie: homeless man builds toy-filled refuge

Boing Boing reader Jeff says, "I'm so sick of the rancor and party politics in Washington, so I created a series of posters under the moniker of the 'Chamomile Tea… Read the rest of the article: Chamomile Tea Party Posters

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Boing Boing reader "ominous mouse" points us to a US Government official takedown graphic—the thing you'll see when a filesharing site (or some similar site which has run afoul of… Read the rest of the article: Official "This website seized by feds" graphic

The European Space Agency today released the first image of space obtained by the Planck mission. Shown above, the image includes emissions from dust in our own galaxy and faint… Read the rest of the article: Planck's first image of space, past and present

National Geographic News photo editor Chris Combs has filed a report from the Louisiana shoreline, after Hurricane Alex pushed oil onto already cleaned beaches. This time, he reports, there's no… Read the rest of the article: "This is the worst oil we've seen yet"

It takes a lot to get me to link to noted shitrag The Daily Mirror. One of my favorite musical artists and Highly Eccentric Persons declaring the entirety of networked… Read the rest of the article: Prince: "The internet's completely over."

Cutaway views of the Endeavour collectible, the second in Bandai's "Super Alloy" series Bandai Co.'s toy-making division today announced that on on December 3, 2010, the company will release a… Read the rest of the article: Bandai's new model of Space Shuttle Endeavour

From the The U.S. National Archives' photostream: Independence Day July 4th "Victory." Created by the US Office for Emergency Management, for the War Production Board.

Looks like whoever designed these Singapore Mass Rapid Transit posters either thought the Twitter Fail Whale was a cute, edgy icon, free for the co-opting — or they're trying to… Read the rest of the article: Singapore "Fail Whale Bus" public transit posters

Images released today from NASA: "Multiple cameras on JPL's MISR instrument on NASA's Terra spacecraft were used to create two unique views of oil moving into Louisiana's coastal wetlands." More… Read the rest of the article: Deepwater Horizon: New NASA images from space show oil invading Louisiana wetlands

An interesting Slate piece points out a correlation between rates of infection by "cat poop protozoa"—that's Toxoplasma gondii— and success rates in soccer: If we set aside the qualifying rounds… Read the rest of the article: Could Toxoplasma gondii help your country win the World Cup?

When I read this article about Mel Gibson's latest racist and woman-hating rant, recorded surreptitiously by the (latest) mother of his (latest) child, I think: can't someone help this poor… Read the rest of the article: Mel Gibson Screed-o-Matic generator switches from Jewish people to Black people

If you enjoyed the earlier post this week about apocalyptically large ice balls from a hailstorm in Montana, you will love the damagey goodness at this link, from the Bozeman… Read the rest of the article: Hail yeah: even more iceball storm photos from Bozeman, MT

Gentlemen, may I suggest that you wear this American Apparel t-shirt on busy urban streets, paired with a nice, snug speedo? Also, it is available in only one color: see-thru… Read the rest of the article: Guys: American Apparel t-shirt perfect for Casual Friday

Nine locust sculptures crafted by artist Mitsuhiro Okamoto from knockoff designer bags were removed from the Kobe Fashion Museum after luxury fashion maker Louis Vuitton complained the art violated its… Read the rest of the article: Louis Vuitton bugged by locust sculptures in Japan