music Smoking video for Wilco's Mikael Jorgensen and The Kin's Isaac Koren's sexy, simmering, and brilliant Nat King Cole cover David Pescovitz

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Comic Books Talking Jack Kirby: The Epic Life of the King of Comics with Visionary Comic Book Creator Tom Scioli Jeffery Klaehn

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discoveries 41,000+ year old string may have been made by Neanderthals Gareth Branwyn

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australia Michael Bublé performed a private concert of Christmas songs for a trio of gorillas Thom Dunn

Robert Anton Wilson Robert Anton Wilson's daughter Christina on the new edition of her father's book, Ishtar Rising Mark Frauenfelder

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education Three-year-old boy is now the youngest member of Mensa UK David Pescovitz

animals This adorable puppy has a tail growing from his head David Pescovitz

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Gadgets Turn killer quotes by 50 Cent, Kim Kardashian, Donald Trump and more into wall art Boing Boing's Shop

religion Church under investigation after worshiper pinned down to ‘pray the gay away’ Xeni Jardin

Brexit honor roll UK awards knighthood to girlfriend-beating cricketer who complained he'd have to black up to get the honor Rob Beschizza

security Information security and warfare metaphors: a toxic mix made in hell Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Rule of Capture: Inside the martial law tribunals that will come when climate deniers become climate looters and start rendering environmentalists for offshore torture Cory Doctorow

tabloids Brad Pitt’s brush with death, Julia Roberts quitting Hollywood, and Christmas kittens, in this week’s dubious ad-packed tabloids Peter Sheridan

politics Juicy Ghost: Rudy Rucker's tale of an American coup Cory Doctorow

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