Twitter has just linked me to an article musing on the power of the paywall, described as "superb".

Given all the turmoil around the world, it's an incredibly harrowing time to be journalist. Case in point: Four bloggers from BoingBoing, as you've probably already heard, were captured by pro-government forces while covering the Libyan uprising. ( Read more... )

You know when you read a purportedly shocking new Wikileaks revelation and think "yeah, Maxwell had a great routine about that YEARS ago?"

BoingBoing says:
A cache of Wikileaks Cablegate cables disclose that Saudi Royals -- with collusion of the religious police -- throw wild drug- and alcohol-fuelled parties, sponsored by western energy beverage ( Read more... )

From last week's BoingBoing, a photo of Egyptian Christians holding hands to protect Muslims while at prayer.


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Today’s reason to ♥ BoingBoing (boingwonder): their review of a new Dyson handheld:
a) Compares its powers to that of a hoddoddodder machine
b) Includes a link to Eddie Izzard talking of just those things

Hopping around the internet, looking at time-lapse videos. This is just stunning: broiling skies over Iceland, an the colcano churning out fat wooomphs of grey. Like a photo that moves, right. But with a mental orchestration of Nick Cave's 'Mercy Seat' (no sound here, it may yet be) and so much more thumping heart besides.

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Hallowe'en costume of excellence, found via BoingBoing:


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Joining in the sign-posting, I though I'd draw your attention to BoingBoing having drawn my attention to the BBC making this artwork available as a pdf download:


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BoingBoing has just taught me that trees can get parasitic infections called galls. The bobbling below was caused by a naughty wasp:


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In other news, BoingBoing have linked to a story of an amnesiac man who has donated his brain to science, and it is currently being sliced and scanned. Dyeargh, obviously. But cool, also. Espeshly as I've just finished Robert Sapolsky’s excellent book of jaunty essays on human biology and the wider world, Monkeyluv, which features a plea for just ( Read more... )