The Latest from Boing Boing

Amazing polymer clay Star Wars/Zombie jewelry From her workshop in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Amy, AKA Rapscallion Design makes wonderful, creepy, whimsical zombie and Star Wars jewelry and suchlike from polymer clay and laser-cut acrylic, like the R2D2 and C3PO Best Friends Necklace Set (above) and the Wicket cufflinks(right) -- and so many more that I couldn't help but include them below. Read the rest... Giant Chetrooper bust Derek "Urbanmedium" Fridman has revived his classic "Che Trooper" mashup (1, 2) with a new, limited edition 18" resin bust version. (Thanks, Urbanmedium!) Read the rest... Celestial Buddies: plush planets and sun Celestial Buddies sells huggable plush planets that are pretty danged adorable -- they come with little information booklets to nurture kids' curiosity about space. Read the rest... BMG and Rightscorp sue ISP for right to decide who may use the Internet The giant, criminal rootkit distributor and the dying, sleazy extortion racket want a judge to say that ISPs should disconnect people from the Internet on their say-so. Read the rest... Border collie surrounded by otters I don't know the inspiration of this fun (and clearly photoshopped) image of a border collie surrounded by sea otters, but I don't really need to because it's awesome. Read the rest... The Best Bigfoot Podcast The Bigfoot Show is the best bigfoot podcast you're not listening to. That's saying a lot, because there are a LOT of bigfoot-themed podcasts out there. Read the rest... A neural "off-switch" for pain documented In Endogenous adenosine A3 receptor activation selectively alleviates persistent pain states, a paper in Brain by researchers led from the St Louis University Medical School, scientists document their work in switching off neural pain pathways by activating an adenosine receptor. Read the rest... White cop, black boy hug at Portland rally for Ferguson: story behind striking photo This striking photo by Portland-based photographer Johnny Nguyen is one of the most memorable to emerge from protests around the country. Read the rest... Music Video: “Ham,” by Mr. Oizo (Dir. Eric Wareheim, starring John C. Reilly) Oh goodness this is weird. Read the rest... Portland on the Take: Mid-Century Crime Bosses, Civic Corruption and Forgotten Murders Chandler and Fisher's crime history of Portland is fascinating. This fast reading study, leaning heavily on police files and notes, quickly demonstrates how well corrupt government officials can cover their tracks. Read the rest... Watch this guy strip down and rebuild car engine in mesmerizing stop-motion animation “11 Months, 3000 pictures and a lot of coffee.” By Chris Herridge: Started out as just a collection of snaps as I stripped down an engine bought off ebay. Read the rest... Analysis of Michael Brown shooting witnesses: 16 out of 18 say hands up when shot The chart is making the internet rounds for good reason. Read the rest...