hollywood The Corridor Crew give The Scorpion King a facelift Seamus Bellamy

Gadgets Suit up for the ultimate summer camping trip with these essential items Boing Boing's Shop

podcasts A new podcast explores the CIA's involvement with writing a hit song for the Scorpions Thom Dunn

usps They're never going to get rid of the Postal Service because then who would deliver the scorpions? Thom Dunn

insects Watch this housefly do amazing tricks (1910) David Pescovitz

politics Governing a decentralized internet without votes Cory Doctorow

crime Mladic the genocide: a moment of silence for the Balkans' lost lives, honor and credibility Jasmina Tesanovic

Games Vintage rotoscoping session from the making of Mortal Kombat (1992) David Pescovitz

books Less than Human, More than Human Jasmina Tesanovic

authors Grant Morrison interview: "Laughter can banish any and all demons" Propaganda Anonymous

army Little green army men in yoga poses David Pescovitz

television Survey: Republicans don't like Game of Thrones Mark Frauenfelder

Business Black-hat hacker handles are often advertisements Cory Doctorow

drugs More people are smoking dead scorpions to get high in Pakistan David Pescovitz

tabloids Conspiracy theories abound in this week’s tabloids, or is everyone plotting against us? Peter Sheridan

books Cabinet of Curiosities – A unique book of natural science for curious kids – Released today! Wink

ice cream You must sign a waiver before you are allowed to eat ghost pepper ice cream Mark Frauenfelder

video Is bad CGI ruining movies? A nuanced critique Andrea James

movies Supercut of terrible movie special effects Rob Beschizza