futurism Jane McGonigal and Institute for the Future: Free online course "How To Think Like a Futurist" David Pescovitz

gadgets Kodak's new Charmeras have Y2K vibes Rob Beschizza

beaver nuggets People line up to shop at Arizona's new gas-station cathedral Jason Weisberger

comic book villains Man who hates paying taxes loves government handouts Jason Weisberger

Boing Boing Gadgets Get better results from your favorite AI models with this $30 prompt tool (MSRP $179) Boing Boing's Shop

it does a body good Nearly 60 Idahoans get a quick lesson in the joys of pasteurization Jason Weisberger

Boing Boing Gadgets Turn your data into diagrams in just a few clicks with this $13 Microsoft tool (MSRP $250) Boing Boing's Shop

Technology The YouTube channel with 77,000 videos of red and blue rectangles Ellsworth Toohey

law AI beat law professors in 75% of blind matchups, Stanford finds Ellsworth Toohey

oink A pig liver and two pig kidneys worked in a human body for five days Jason Weisberger

Entertainment Disney World's "Carousel of Progress" now to include progress Ruben Bolling

Blingphone brand Vertu folded years ago, but now has a folding phone Rob Beschizza

the shadowy world of a car that does not exist Knight Rider car never leaves museum but keeps getting tickets Rob Beschizza

video games Flock Around is a charming multiplayer birding game for $5 Gail Sherman

movies Films more likely to star talking animals than older women Rob Beschizza

tv Netflix's Avatar season 2 keeps the washed-out look fans hated Grant St. Clair

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

crime Police sue to stop Trump's apparent Jan. 6 loyalty rewards scheme Jason Weisberger

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

Comic Books Revisiting the strange world of Dick Tracy Gareth Branwyn