This is such a great idea I can't believe the design isn't more common! Over at Cloakbags, someone was really thinking and designed a camera bag that conceals the fact… Read the rest of the article: Cleverly-designed camera bag keeps you stealthish

Amira Al Sharif is a Muslim woman from Yemen who recently moved to the US to attend The International Center of Photography, and is working on a year-long project comparing… Read the rest of the article: Photography project comparing the lives of 20-something women in the US and Yemen

If you'd told me a year ago that the City of Los Angeles would close off almost 8 miles of primary city streets to let cyclists have free rein for… Read the rest of the article: CycLAvia attracts over 100,000 cyclists to car-free Los Angeles streets

I am a coffee snob. I offer no apologies for this. I really appreciate good coffee, and have zero tolerance for crappy coffee. I also travel a lot. So when… Read the rest of the article: My quest for the ultimate travel coffee setup

Marc Evans, a freelance designer and illustrator based in the UK, has created an inspiring series of cycling related prints, each with an amazing quote by a cycling world great… Read the rest of the article: Awesome limited-edition cycling prints

In a recent Boing Boing guest post, I talked about Neo-Minimalism and the rise of the Technomads. Both terms describe a wide array of practices relating to reducing the stuff… Read the rest of the article: Rolf Potts is traveling around the world with no luggage

Many Boing Boing readers are familiar with the South African rap rave revolution known as Die Antwoord. A series of posts here earlier this year helped catapult them from relative… Read the rest of the article: Die Antwoord $O$ album cover revealed

By definition, "neo-minimalists" don't have an overabundance of things in their lives. But one thing they tend to have more and more of these days is visibility. Recently, The New York Times talked to some people participating in the 100 Thing Challenge about how it has affected their lives; The BBC looked into the "Cult of Less;" and here on Boing Boing, Mark has been getting down to the nitty-gritty of what the "lifestyle hack" involves. The common thread here is a growing number of people are realizing that our mountains of physical stuff are actually cluttering up more than just our houses. All of this is exciting to me, because it's something in which I have a growing personal interest: I have been taking steps to get rid of the mountains of stuff I now realize I have no reason to hang on to. In fact, I'm not just doing it myself–I'm trying to help start a revolution.

Inspired by the smooth wordsmithery 50cent has been dropping on twitter, my lovely wife Tara Brown decided to whip this imaginary chat between him and Rainn Wilson using their actual… Read the rest of the article: 50 Cent Meets Rainn Wilson

…and when I say "Internet" I really mean 4chan, and when I say "4chan" I really mean /b/. But we all knew this would happen, right? Yesterday, Mark posted a… Read the rest of the article: Cat-trashing lady outed by internet in less than 24 hours

[photo: Glen E. Friedman, click for larger size.] Earlier this morning Glen E Friedman got a call from pal Russell Simmons asking for help on a new project to send… Read the rest of the article: Of Mosques and Men: a new Liberty Street message

I hope I don't need to explain to you why this mashup is completely amazing. Other than that a friend just posted it on Tumblr I know nothing about it,… Read the rest of the article: Johnny Cash mashed up with Eazy-E

This Japanese guy visiting Istanbul, Turkey just wanted an ice cream cone. You'd think that would be a simple request. Poor guy. [Video Link]

WATCHOUT! Ben Quayle, Son of Dan Quale, may or may not be an authoritative authority on the dirty side of Scottsdale… but he's gonna knock the hell out of Washington!… Read the rest of the article: Ben Quayle (yup, Son of Dan) wants to "Knock the Hell Out Of Washington"

Frequent traveler and photobuff Ron Brinkmann just returned from Venezuela, where local stencil graffiti caught his attention. Here's a Flickr set of some of the works he spotted. It lacks… Read the rest of the article: Venezuelan Stencil Graffiti (photo gallery)

Dear Rob: There was a problem with one of the photos you posted. I fixed it. You're welcome. -Sean

[about the art.] The entire internet is going batshit over this poor girl who was oppressed at work but struck back at The Man by quitting and e-mailing around 33… Read the rest of the article: HPOA (HOPA?) girl "Jenny Whiteboard" is obvious troll LULZ

Art and coffee. Two of the biggest motivators in the world. When I learned that my longtime friend, photographer Glen E Friedman, was opening his 'Fuck You All' exhibition in… Read the rest of the article: Road notes: 24 hours in Dublin with photographer Glen E. Friedman and barista champ Colin Harmon

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Video of SFPD threatening and arresting skateboader Zack Stow Link