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Send Wonder: the Anything is Possible Bottle Neal Stephenson kickstarts realistic swordfighting game How the world's travel guides describe America Women beat 18-34 men for tech adoption and purchasing power Mind Blowing Movies: Ghost World (2001), by Amy Crehore Black Lagoon-esque mask from Bob Basset Autotuned Mr Rogers tribute Mr Yummy battles Mr Whippy in Blackburn Ice Cream War Send Wonder: the Anything is Possible Bottle
By Jason Weisberger on Jun 10, 2012 12:08 pm For several years I've been watching Jamie D. Grant's Send Wonder project to both great amazement and joy. Grant, a fabulous magician, has systematically stumbled into a way to place a sealed pack of cards into a completely unaltered milk-bottle; but he didn't stop there. Grant also started leaving the bottles in random locations around ...
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By Cory Doctorow on Jun 10, 2012 12:02 pm Neal Stephenson and the good folks at the Subutai Corporation are looking to raise $500,000 on Kickstarter to fund CLANG, a rich, detailed and faithful swordfighting game. I've heard tell of the Stephenson swordfighting practice sessions, and particularly of the incredible swordfighters in his orbit. The idea of a game that is as faithful to ...
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By Cory Doctorow on Jun 09, 2012 10:55 pm The Atlantic's Max Fisher does a survey of foreign tour guides to the USA and finds in them a frank view into how America is viewed outside the USA. Travellers are advised that the real price for restaurant food is 20% higher than advertised ("You have to calculate 20%, write it under the subtotal, and ...
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By Cory Doctorow on Jun 09, 2012 08:56 pm An interesting piece from The Atlantic's Alex Madrigal points out that the coveted 18-34 male demographic is no longer the most important force in technology consumption and purchasing. He quotes Intel anthropologist and all-round awesomesauce dispenser Genevieve Bell's research, which shows that women lead tech adoption in "internet usage, mobile phone voice usage, mobile phone ...
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By Amy Crehore on Jun 09, 2012 08:00 pm This week, Boing Boing is presenting a series of essays about movies that have had a profound effect on our invited essayists. See all the essays in the Mind Blowing Movies series here. -- Mark Ghost World, A Movie That Knocked My Socks Off, by Amy Crehore [Video Link] It starts out with an absolutely ...
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By Cory Doctorow on Jun 09, 2012 06:46 pm New from Ukrainian fetish/steampunk mask makers Bob Basset, the "60 monstr" -- a little bit Creature from the Black Lagoon, a little bit steampunk, and a whole lot of happy mutation. "60 monstr" Art leather mask
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By Cory Doctorow on Jun 09, 2012 04:41 pm Robbo sez, "John Boswell is well know for making cool musical concoctions with auto-tuned scientists explaining the glory and wonder of the natural universe - the Symphony of Science. Now he's teamed up with PBS to craft this tribute to Mister Rogers and apparently this is just the first of a series they plan on ...
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By Rob Beschizza on Jun 09, 2012 03:54 pm Hostilities erupted this weekend between two ice cream truck operators in Blackburn, England, leaving both their vehicles damaged. According to a local quoted by Lancashire Telegraph, children watched in horror as "Mr Yummy jumped out of his van and smashed Mr Whippy's window."
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