This tiny alien in a jar is on display in the lobby of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. (Click image to see the full picture.) OK, it's not really an… Read the rest of the article: Monkey from Mars?

I enjoyed the video, "Why America is Fucked," billed as "the expletive-filled new teaser from the upcoming Draplin Project," which is a documentary about genius graphic designer Aaron James Draplin.… Read the rest of the article: Why America is F'cked: funny but true video about graphic design

Here's a three-minute youtube of two guys in zombie outfits reciting haiku (about zombiism) and blowing artistic sax notes — while, in the background, zombie apocalypse unfolds. Thank you, zombie… Read the rest of the article: Zombies reciting haiku

Watch-Cufflinks is the webstore for Etsy seller Edmdesigns, whose work I've featured here before. There's some really lovely stuff here — I'm partial to this wingéd watch movement badge. Makes… Read the rest of the article: Steampunk watch-movement jewelry and accessories

The Guardian's just published my latest column, "Illegal filesharing: A suicide note from the music industry" about the insanity of the latest record-company salvo in the copyright wars, a cozy… Read the rest of the article: UK's ISP-record industry deal won't stop infringement, but will make it harder for the record industry to cash in

Raketentim sez, "The Halo Corpse Alphabet is a rather macabre project with the goal being to represent every letter of the alphabet by the twisted, curved, stretched, and otherwise dead… Read the rest of the article: Alphabet made out of corpses in Halo

Some of Queen Victoria's giant and comical undergarments were up for auction, but we are not amused. A pair of her bloomers, a chemise and a nightdress went under the… Read the rest of the article: Queen Victoria's underwear purchased by weird pervert-collectors

Tim Wu's new NYT op-ed, "OPEC 2.0," explores the growing carteliztion of bandwidth and its consequences for America, where we already spend nearly as much on bandwidth as we do… Read the rest of the article: We need alternative sources of bandwidth just like we need alternative sources of fuel

Shane Glines found this funny and well-made chicken commercial on YouTube. I was excited to find this rare commercial produced by José Luis Moro's "Estudios Moro". The studio, run by… Read the rest of the article: Burlesque Chicken Commercial

What would Japan look like through the eyes of a drifter camped in a shantytown near one of Tokyo's trendiest zones? Today on Boing Boing tv, we debut Dowa Mondai:… Read the rest of the article: BBtv: Tokyo through the eyes of Shibuya shantytown residents (short film)

Mahdis Keshavarz was just on a boat trip in the Middle East. Whenever she returned to her room, the cleaners made amazing sculptures from sheets, towels, and pillows. Click the… Read the rest of the article: Sculptures from sheets, towels, and pillows

In October, Esquire will publish its 75th anniversary issue with a cover made from eInk's electronic paper. Over at Boing Boing Gadgets, Joel interviews deputy editor Peter Griffin about the… Read the rest of the article: Esquire: hack our e-paper magazine cover!

This year's OSCON was treated to a chance to see the first RepRap "progeny." RepRap is a deluxe 3D printer that is capable of printing copies of itself. On the… Read the rest of the article: TSA destroys the RepRap's first child

Jim Mullan's "reconfigured" antique decoy-birds have been painted and modded to make them into steampunk delights. These are just fabulous. The birds were left to the artist by his father,… Read the rest of the article: Antique carved birds as steampunk treasures

My friend Nick Bilton has a good question. If you have an answer, please post in the comments. Q. What natural food, other than eggs, turns from a liquid to… Read the rest of the article: Food that turns from liquid to solid?

Archie McPhee is selling original unicorn oil paintings by Ramirez. (David must be sad that he didn't get the Bigfoot UFO painting when it was available) In his tireless pursuit… Read the rest of the article: Original unicorn oil paintings $100 each

W. Kelley Lucas was my first friend who made it as a "professional" artist. When I lived in Miami, Florida in the early 1990s, Kelley and I hung out all… Read the rest of the article: Kelley Lucas: first new paintings in six years

The gentleman was arrested in a Fresno, California casino after he placed a bet with marijuana in a card game. He was arrested, even though he produced a "cannabis club"… Read the rest of the article: Man places casino bet with marijuana

Mugabe should just print trillion dollar bills and sell them directly on eBay. This $100,000,000,000 note is up to AU$87 with eleven bids. Zimbabwe Banknotes on eBay

The Antikythera Mechanism is a two-thousand year-old clock made in Greece that was discovered a century ago in a shipwreck. Two years ago, scientists studying the bits and pieces that… Read the rest of the article: Ancient clock displays Olympic calendar and astronomical cycles