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Italian "wedding dress" performance artist for peace raped, murdered

April 21, 2008 4:02pm

What a tragic example of irony.

David Byrne and Brian Eno to tour with "electric gospel" album

April 18, 2008 12:39am

Drool.

Wonder how they're going to release the album?

Vintage cocaine party photos

March 31, 2008 2:43pm

@#21

I'm a lawyer too, but sometimes I choose not to speak Pleadings. Try it sometime--hell, try it in your work product--not only is it liberating, but you might find that people actually understand what the hell it is you're talking about sometimes!

Boing Boing's Moderation Policy

March 27, 2008 12:21pm

wait, do Ys and Ws count as vowels?

Cute message on kitten's fur

March 25, 2008 12:50pm

Sorta looks like it says "HIV" to my eyes.

Admittedly the "H" has some ink-bleed problems, but still.

Spielberg launching social network for UFO and paranormal buffs?

March 4, 2008 7:45pm

Huh, that's funny. My respect for Steven Spielberg just jumped down a few notches.

Lab setup creates out of body experiences

January 23, 2008 8:52am

This is an interesting study, and my only qualification would be to say that it perhaps doesn't cover the entire spectrum of scientific explanations for OOBs, for example those caused by sleep paralysis:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep_paralysis

Rotting textbook warehouse in Detroit

January 19, 2008 2:27am

So that's what our libraries will look like post-Armageddon. Huh, I'd always wondered

Christian Atheism at Speaker's Corner

January 9, 2008 9:48am

These people are very confused. Then again, why not? Faith justifies anything.

Vegetarian survival kit

January 8, 2008 9:05am

I'd hazard a guess that the most useful thing a vegetarian could bring in a 5-scale disaster-type scenario would be a willingness to eat meat when available. At that point we're animals fighting for survival; refusal to do so by any means necessary is a pretty predictable way to Darwin oneself fairly quickly out of the gene pool.

Negativland's OUR FAVORITE THINGS DVD -- copyright infringement is still your best entertainment value

December 27, 2007 12:19pm

How is this legally for sale on Amazon?

Debunking medical myths

December 21, 2007 8:03am

I love this kind of thing! Maybe I'm a dick, but I think people need to be reminded not to buy too heavily into their superstitions and/or popular wisdom. Plus, this is just fun science.

Police ordered to pull over people doing nothing wrong

December 18, 2007 4:52pm

Mental note: Avoid driving in Rancho Cordova whenever possible.

Yes, I like to place my mental notes in conspicuous public forums. Thanks for your attention, now please continue about your business

Credit card fraudsters use custom domain

December 18, 2007 4:48pm

"The true purpose of the site is exactly the opposite of what is claimed."

I have to take issue with that. Obviously they're trying to do exactly what they say: namely, they're trying to secure your credit card. So that they can make fraudulent purchases with it.

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