social media Giggling woman removes Israeli kidnapping victims' posters in viral video; speculation links her to Redmond mayor Mark Frauenfelder
Copyfight Heiress "Instagram influencer" whose parents are accused of paying a $500K bribe to get her into USC has trademark application rejected for punctuation errors Cory Doctorow
science fiction Come see me at UCLA tonight and then with John Scalzi on Sunday at the LA Times Festival of Books! Cory Doctorow
libraries San Diego! I'm keynoting the 40th anniversary of the Friends of the Public Library today (then: UCLA and LA Times Festival of Books) Cory Doctorow
education McMansion Hell tours the homes of the "meritocratic" one-percenters who allegedly bought their thickwitted kids' way into top universities in the college admissions scandal Cory Doctorow
health For decades, it was an open secret that patients of USC's only full-time gynecologist were complaining about sexual assaults during exams Cory Doctorow
rescues "HELP" sign made with palm leaves saves 3 sailors stranded on Pacific island for more than a week Carla Sinclair
Boing Boing Shop This pint-sized powerhouse of a computer — the Lenovo M900 — will save you $159 Boing Boing's Shop
bad customer service Incredible AT&T chat transcript with terrible customer support specialist Mark Frauenfelder