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Provided by: boingboing.net162012-02-07 16:17:13blogs / boingboing.net /: If Rick Santorum can apprehend the rainbow robber, all his problems will be solved.

Provided by: boingboing.net182012-02-07 16:10:53blogs / boingboing.net /: Here's a peek of a 30-minute profile of MAKE founder Dale Dougherty that will air on CNN this Sunday night. Dale says, it’s time to get back to making. It doesn’t matter what it is: cheese, wine, sculptures, robots, rockets, 3D printers - even electric muffins! As simple or as bizarre as a person wants [...]

Provided by: gapingvoid.com201970-01-01 00:00:00blogs / gapingvoid.com /: Harley-Davidson has launched a new contest for Marvel's The Avengers and with it has posted this new promo image. Opening in 3D, 2D and IMAX 3D theaters on May 4, the Joss Whedon film continues the epic big-screen adventures started in Iron Man , The Incredible Hulk , Iron Man 2 , Thor and Captain America: The First Avenger . When an unexpected enemy emerges that threatens global safety and security, Nick Fury, Director of the international peacekeeping agency known as SHIELD, finds himself in need of a team to pull the world back from the brink of disaster. Spanning the globe, a daring recruitment effort begins. Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Tom Hiddleston, Stellan Skarsg"cartoons drawn on the back of business cards"

Provided by: boingboing.net212012-02-07 15:51:12blogs / boingboing.net /: Carlos Miller, an accredited photojournalist covering the Occupy Miami eviction, was arrested by Miami-Dade police, who deleted several videos from his camera before they returned it to him. Miller recovered some of the deleted files and has posted them to YouTube. They support his version of the events of that night, in which he was [...]

Provided by: boingboing.net221970-01-01 00:00:00blogs / boingboing.net /: Image: http://i.imgur.com/WYKwc.jpg The upcoming SF vs Tekken already has some confirmed day one dlc. By some I mean a shit loads of it... Brain candy for Happy MutantsRench sez, "The previously BoingBoinged bluegrass hip-hop band Gangstagrass shares an exclusive premiere of their live video for 'Gunslinging Rambler featuring R-SON' - showing that this has gone way beyond a mash-up. Witness rapper, dj, and bluegrass band rocking the stage together at one of their face-melting shows in Brooklyn. We are offering the first [...]

Provided by: boingboing.net232012-02-07 15:00:03blogs / boingboing.net /: Rench sez, "The previously BoingBoinged bluegrass hip-hop band Gangstagrass shares an exclusive premiere of their live video for 'Gunslinging Rambler featuring R-SON' - showing that this has gone way beyond a mash-up. Witness rapper, dj, and bluegrass band rocking the stage together at one of their face-melting shows in Brooklyn. We are offering the first [...]

Provided by: boingboing.net242012-02-07 14:17:18blogs / boingboing.net /: I am a huge fan of Matt Ruff's novels, so when friends in the know started to spontaneously tell me about how fantastic the advance manuscript they'd just read for his next novel, The Mirage, was, I just assumed, yeah, it'd be more great Matt Ruff. But this isn't just more Matt Ruff. This is [...]

Provided by: boingboing.net251970-01-01 00:00:00blogs / boingboing.net /: Image: http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7170/6833382367_c21827164d.jpg GameSpot dug up (http://www.gamespot.com/news/6349861.html) a Blog post by Jameson Durall, a Design Director at Saints Row developer Volition Inc., in which he warns the industry could "fall apart" due to used game sales. ... An error was ecnountered attempting to get the RSS data: An unknown error occurred. An error was ecnountered attempting to get the RSS data: The server did not return XML. The content type returned was An error was ecnountered attempting to get the RSS data: The server did not return XML. The content type returned was text/html Brain candy for Happy MutantsI am a huge fan of Matt Ruff's novels, so when friends in the know started to spontaneously tell me about how fantastic the advance manuscript they'd just read for his next novel, The Mirage, was, I just assumed, yeah, it'd be more great Matt Ruff. But this isn't just more Matt Ruff. This is [...]

Provided by: boingboing.net262012-02-07 14:00:49blogs / boingboing.net /: Here's a handsome Blue Screen of Death Valentine's heart. Kathrn Cramer calls it, "A stick-on icon for relationships with a blown motherboard: how to say its over on Valentine's Day." Heart Sticker (Thanks, Kathryn!)

Provided by: boingboing.net271970-01-01 00:00:00blogs / boingboing.net /: With awards season in full swing, audiences have plenty to choose from at the multiplex, whether it be the Oscar contenders they've missed or a solid trio of new releases. We've got a haunted town (The Woman in Black, starring Daniel Radcliffe and CiarBrain candy for Happy MutantsHere's some handy, infringealicious clip art for the discriminating Anon who wants to make a statement without paying a royalty: a Guy Fawkes mask, suitable for urban art, dress-up, and silkscreening. Guy Fawkes Mask clip art (Thanks, @crisnoble!)

Provided by: boingboing.net282012-02-07 07:34:24blogs / boingboing.net /: Over the past year I have meticulously scoured the entire internet in search of the finest images available anywhere on earth. The results of my laborious and time consuming research can be found in the following list: Brain candy for Happy MutantsHere's some handy, infringealicious clip art for the discriminating Anon who wants to make a statement without paying a royalty: a Guy Fawkes mask, suitable for urban art, dress-up, and silkscreening. Guy Fawkes Mask clip art (Thanks, @crisnoble!)

Provided by: gapingvoid.com291970-01-01 00:00:00blogs / gapingvoid.com /: Warner Bros. Pictures has announced the studio has extended its first-look deal with Todd Phillips' ("The Hangover" films) Green Hat Films through 2013 and revealed the company's upcoming projects: Warner Bros. Pictures has extended its first-look deal with writer/director/producer Todd PhillipsAn error was ecnountered attempting to get the RSS data: An unknown error occurred. "cartoons drawn on the back of business cards" [Sent out recently in the gapingvoid newsletter. Sign up here etc..]

Provided by: boingboing.net302012-02-06 16:56:46blogs / boingboing.net /: The Electronic Frontier Foundation is petitioning the US Copyright Office for a DMCA exemption legalizing "jailbreaking" -- modifying the devices you own so that they can run software of your choosing. The Copyright Office holds hearings every three years on DMCA exemptions and these need to be renewed at each hearing. To highlight the need [...]