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Laser-etched Tesla "Souvenir of Wardenclyffe"vase

Rachel writes, "My chap and I are dedicated steampunks and geeks. My chap Andy also happens to be the owner of a very tidy laser cutter! Put the two together and you end up with our fabulous tribute to Nikola Tesla in the form of a beautiful laser etched vase entitled Souvenir of Wardenclyffe

Globe and Mail: Toronto Mayor Rob Ford's family are, variously, a drug kingpin, a gangster, and affiliated with theKKK

The Globe and Mail, a respected national Canadian newspaper, has run an absolutely sensational and jaw-dropping investigative story chronicling the shady lives of the immediate family of Toronto Mayor Rob "Laughable Bumblefuck" Ford, including his brother, City Councillor Doug Ford.

Kickstarting a detailed plan to rob five bankssimultaneously

Artist Ilona Gaynor produced a piece called "Under Black Carpets" that took the form of detailed plans for robbing five banks near LA's One Wilshire building, simultaneously.

The Northern Lights, as seen from the ShetlandIslands

Boing Boing reader Keane Beamish shot this wonderful photograph of the Aurora Borealis in Unst, in the Shetland Islands to the north of Scotland. There are more northern lights photos, and wonderful landscape shots, in his photo set, here. Shared in the Boing Boing Flickr Pool.

New York City adopts new International Symbol ofAccessibility

The new International Symbol of Accessibility replaces the old, static "disabled" icon, which depicted a rather static, object-like disabled person in a wheelchair -- the new ISA shows a person zooming dynamically in a wheelchair instead.

F.T.C. eyes new antitrust inquiry into Google's online display adbusiness

Antitrust investigators at the Federal Trade Commission are looking into whether Google is abusing its market dominance in online display advertising, reports the New York Times. Reports Edward Wyatt, "People who have been contacted in connection with the inquiry said that the F.T.C.

Compilation of Wally Wood's non-EC crime and horrorcomics

Wally Wood is one of the best comic book artists that ever lived. The more I study his work, the more admiration I have for his talent.

Wood is best known for his stories in EC's Weird Fantasy and Weird Science Fiction, but he was prolific and drew for other comic book publishers, too.

Simpsons land coming to Universal StudiosFlorida

Universal Studios Florida is opening a Simpsons themed area this summer. It'll mostly consist of facades and restaurants serving food inspired by the horrible cuisine of Springfield, as well as a pair of rides:

The expansive, new area within Universal Studios will be anchored by the mega-at

After Justice Dept. press probes, a new chilling effect for US national securityreporters

"President Obama"s conciliatory gesture toward the press this week a review of Justice Department investigations involving journalists struck some national security reporters as closing the door after the sources have already bolted," writes Elizabeth Haughey in the New York Times.

Court rules that racist profiling by Arizona Sheriff was, in fact, racistprofiling

district court today ruled that Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio's department violated the rights of brown drivers in the state by racially profiling them, and issued an injunction to halt the practice.