from Boing Boing TV

From the world travelers at Vice comes an episode on Dekotora Truck customizations from japan.

Shanty Town Orchestra. Very cool performance. Hat tip to Diana for the find.

Dithyrambalina

The Brooklyn-based artist Swoon has joined forces with New Orleans Airlift to create a landmark sculpture in New Orleans.

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I was just doing some photo research and came across these photos. Pretty awesome goth roller derby images.

© Popeyee

Around 2:15 she talks about it.  Very cool idea.

From the transmedialab.org

This one in via @greatdismal thanks Bill.

A similar story by New York Times.

The seeds of elective body modification are born every day. These out of a tragic accident, but a truly inspiring story via Fresh Air on NPR.

“My biological body will degrade in time due to normal, age-related degeneration. But the artificial part of my body improves in time because I can upgrade. … So I predict that when I’m 80 years old, I’ll be able to walk with less energy than is required of a person who has biological legs, I’ll be more stable, and I’ll probably be able to run faster. … The artificial part of my body is, in some sense, immortal.”

Photo: Len Rubenstein/Crown Business

This is pretty awesome digital pop star action.

Japanese pop star takes the stage as a 3D hologram. – via LA Times

More madness here: thecreatorsproject.com