Comics EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW: "Ashes," a thrilling graphic novel about friendship, road trips, and death Thom Dunn

canada Short film: "Denali" Xeni Jardin

NPR Little Moon's 'Wonder Eye' wins 2023 Tiny Desk contest Rusty Blazenhoff

music Happy Birthday, Kurt Cobain Devin Nealy

Boing Boing Gadgets This DIY game console and virtual pet bundle are the perfect toys for nostalgic millennials (and kids too) Boing Boing's Shop

ThanksTaking or ThanksGiving? Elías Villoro

Japan Hiroshima police are on the lookout for the person who threw a paper airplane into its atomic bomb monument Mark Frauenfelder

politics Britain's new prime minister has a 15% approval rating Rob Beschizza

News Royals demands UK news sites delete memorial footage, such as Charles's embarrassing behavior at the accession council Rob Beschizza

tabloids Secrets the Queen took to her grave, in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

queen elizabeth Supermarket turns down checkout beep sound, and other strange marks of respect for Queen Elizabeth II David Pescovitz

bees Palace beekeeper's most solemn task: telling the bees about Queen Elizabeth II's death Jennifer Sandlin

rowan atkinson This guy photoshops Mr. Bean's face onto celebs Jennifer Sandlin

History Dole-Kemp '96 campaign website finally disappears Rob Beschizza

accidents Two men killed by train while mourning brother who had been killed by train in same spot David Pescovitz

los angeles ArcLight and Pacific theaters permanently close doors Jess Sabine

media British media struggle to make Prince Philip an object of national mourning Rob Beschizza

animals See close-up video of this incredibly camouflaged "ghost bird" David Pescovitz

Japan A popular service in Japan lets you rent-a-person to just sort of be there with you, and do nothing else Thom Dunn

public art The rise and fall of Peoria's Cookie Monster Miss Cellania