The Latest from Boing Boing

Edward Snowden interviewed by Lawrence Lessig It's a fascinating, hour-long session in which Snowden articulates the case for blowing the whistle, the structural problems that created mass surveillance, and why it's not sufficient to stop the state from using our data -- we should also limit their ability to collect it. Read the rest... Star Trek uniform hoodies The $60 Star Trek: Original Series uniform hoodies come in men's and women's cuts, and are available in yellow, blue, and >snicker< red. Read the rest... On Parliament Hill, an attack on Canada itself This much we know: Cpl. Nathan Cirillo was a soldier who took a solemn vow to uphold Canada's Charter of Rights and Freedoms, to uphold the values that make Canada Canada. We don't know what values Michael Zehaf-Bibeau espoused, why he took his gun to Parliament Hill. And itdoes not matter. Read the rest... CHP officer who stole and shared nude photos of traffic-stop victim claims "it's a game" Officer Sean Harrington of Martinez California Highway Patrol says that when he stole nude photos from the cell phone of a woman he'd traffic-stopped and then shared them with other CHP officers, that he was just playing "a game" that is widespead in the force. Read the rest... Gender-swapped father-daughter Han-Leia costume Tom's daughter was bummed that she couldn't be Han Solo for Hallowe'en, so Tom rose to the challenge and offered to accompany her as Princess Leia. Read the rest... Haunted Mansion leggings These Disney Haunted Mansion wallpaper leggings are a limited edition, and sell for $80. (Thanks, Alice!) Read the rest... Photorealistic bacon scarf Natalie Luder's "Fou Lard" silk scarf (a play on words; "scarf" in French is "foulard," while "fou lard" means "insane bacon") is digitally printed with photorealistic baconry, for a delicious, drapey accessory that's as lovely as it is treyfe. Fou Lard (via Neatorama) Read the rest... Gremlins Christmas sweater The Gremlins Christmas sweater ($85) is a joint project of Middle of Beyond (previously) and Mondo Tees. It ships in December. Read the rest...