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AI This shoe does not exist Rob Beschizza

rona Oh My God Masks Rob Beschizza

kickstarter These shoes are made from apples Thom Dunn

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intellectual property Nike really wants Skechers to stop "Skecherizing" its designs John Struan

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Comic Books Talking Jack Kirby: The Epic Life of the King of Comics with Visionary Comic Book Creator Tom Scioli Jeffery Klaehn

corruption How the "prosperity gospel" convinces poor people to give everything to grifty millionaire preachers Cory Doctorow

drugs Smoke some shoes? The DEA's list of slang terms for cannabis David Pescovitz

music Hear all 77 songs Weird Al covered on tour Rusty Blazenhoff

Boing Boing Gadgets Boing Boing Gift Guide 2017 Gift Guide

Entertainment The Death of the Exorcist Richard Kaufman

happy mutants Parasitic Souls: what if there was a tech bubble, but for magic? Kater Cheek

pulp fiction Five inspirational pulp heroes A. Lee Martinez

books Read: Strategic Dog Patterning, a story from "Why I Hunt Flying Saucers" Hugh AD Spencer

offworld This 'empathy game' reveals a real challenge for indie games Leigh Alexander

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