The Latest from Boing Boing

Captain America shirt with giant shield on the back Thinkgeek's new Captain America Winter Soldier shirt has Cap's armor on the front, and the Captain America shield across the back; the front's pretty cool, but the back's just inspired. Read the rest... NuSTAR's amazing first image of the sun Via NASA/JPL, this amazing image is one of the first shot by NASA's Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array, or NuSTAR. A larger version is available here. Read the rest... Make wooden pliers with 10 cuts from a single block of wood David Warther shows how he makes working wooden pliers with a single piece of basswood. "There's nothing to it. It's just trial and error. Read the rest... 12v 2 port USB smart charger Keeping multiple USB devices charged on longer trips is made easier with this Anker 12v 2 port USB smart charger. Read the rest... A fox, chirping Hanya the fox makes its position clear. [via] Read the rest... Injured parrot turns out to be Christmas hat A woman in Aberdeen, Scotland, was mortified by what appeared to be a hurt parrot lying in the road. Animal rescue officer Karen Hogg was pleased to find a wet hat: "the lady was driving at the time she wasn't able to stop and get a good look." Read the rest... Hypnotise yourself with these GIFs A nice set today from Erik Söderberg at Wired. Read the rest... Lance Armstrong says he would never cheat at golf The disgraced cyclist, who admitted using performance-enhancing drugs on his way to seven Tour de France wins, says he is drawn to Golf because of its deep code of honor. Read the rest... Rubber chicken-wielding man sought after cannibal threat Residents of Street, England, have been urged not to panic after a man, holding a rubber chicken, threatened to eat a local woman. Read the rest... What is the worst Christmas song? You are not alone. Read the rest... WATCH: insane mashup Xmas special Kyle sez, "Bumperactive custom sticker shop presents a curated selection of Yuletide media ephemera spanning six decades: The 2014 Holiday BUMPERJAM! Read the rest... The 20 games you shouldn't miss in 2014 By Brandon Boyer Read the rest... My failed attempt to draw the Nancy comic strip Nancy is a harsh taskmaster; resuscitating it was a grueling task, but the challenge was invigorating and edifying. By drawing Nancy, I realized that every character (even the environment) in a strip is the cartoonist and is invested and imbued with the cartoonist’s life force.Read the rest... Bigmouth: Pies For Men Pies For Men, was written in 1992 by former Comics Journal managing editor Helena Harvilicz. It was drawn by me, and then inked by Frank Young, another former Comics Journal managing editor! Now that's a sandwich. Frank recently won an Eisner for a graphic novel called The Carter Family: Don't Forget This Song. Read the rest... MAKE: dollar-store ninja Xmas tree ornaments Here's a great tutorial for using ribbon, baubles, and googly eyes to honor the Christmas Spirit intrinsic in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles with your festive Krampusbush. Read the rest... Homophobic pastor arrested for squeezing man's genitals in park The Praise Cathedral Church of God's Gaylard Williams, of Seymour, Indiana, was arrested this week when he allegedly massaged a stranger's genitals in a park and asked him for oral sex; police found pornography in his car (which he claimed was being delivered to someone else) -- Williams is a noted homophobic preacher whose sermons condemn homosexuals. Read the rest... Mel Brooks on the 40th Anniversary of his "greatest film," Young Frankenstein In a short interview from September, Mel Brooks reflects on the history of Young Frankenstein, which he calls "his greatest movie" (an assessment that's hard to argue with, given how brilliant it was, though the competition is stiff!). Read the rest... Clever student uses red/blue masking to double exam cribsheet Profcyclist told students that they could bring a 3"x5" card to an exam; a clever student wrote overlapping notes in blue and red ink and brought in gels to read them. Read the rest... Gnupg needs your support! Gnu Privacy Guard (GPG, the free/open version of PGP) relies on donations to pay developers to keep the project alive and viable; as one of its millions of users, I am grateful and indebted to the people who keep it alive and that's why I've just donated to the project. Read the rest... 2015 Movie trailers updated with North Korea's approval Personally approved by Kim Jong-Un. Read the rest... 'Serial' on Saturday Night Live Nailed it. Read the rest...