england Karen, the archetypal American busybody, honored by an eatery Elías Villoro

drugs Celebs talk about tripping balls in "Have a Good Trip" documentary Rusty Blazenhoff

art Sleeping inside one of Edward Hopper's hotel room paintings David Pescovitz

experiences Don't miss one of the coolest real time experiences: The 49 Boxes Mark Frauenfelder

music Anthony Hopkins releases first album at 88 Rob Beschizza

Dance Dance Devolution The Village People wrote a disco anthem. Grandpa Pudding Brains found a mirror Jason Weisberger

Science A new book, Poking the Squid, tells the scandalous, salacious truth about animal sex, in comics form Ruben Bolling

art San Francisco's wind phone lets visitors talk to lost loved ones Popkin

Boing Boing Gadgets This AI tool turns your ideas into slide decks for $28 Boing Boing's Shop

Entertainment At Disney World, you'll soon be able visit Monsters, Inc.'s city to celebrate H.U.M.A.N. Day Ruben Bolling

internet culture Mazeball kept my sanity intact through a boring phone call Popkin

Games Ubisoft lost a billion and a half dollars last year Grant St. Clair

Games Quantic Dream's inexplicable live service hero shooter dies an ignominious death Grant St. Clair

Boing Boing Gadgets The flowkey app is just $40 through 5/17 if you're finally ready to learn piano Boing Boing's Shop

reading One year with the 12th-generation Kindle Paperwhite SE Jason Weisberger

Technology What Claude thinks of Kevin Kelly's essay about Claude Mark Frauenfelder

politics A revealing interview with Bryon Noem's domme Grant St. Clair

Technology The case for thinking of yourself as a meat-based language model Ellsworth Toohey