pink 'Pink Caftans on Parade' at Madonna Inn Rusty Blazenhoff

happy mutants Molly Ringwald's brilliant essay about John Hughes is a superb exploration of what it means to love "problematic" art Cory Doctorow

Pretty in pink Fresh pink pineapples (genetically modified) are about to be a thing in the US Carla Sinclair

Roadside Attractions Cabazon dinosaur has a message for us: LOVE ONE ANOTHER Jennifer Sandlin

mistakes Heinz launches pink Barbiecue sauce for Barbie's 65th Rusty Blazenhoff

functional art Natural dye educator uses plant dyes to turn fabrics into beautiful and functional works of art Jennifer Sandlin

animals Only 100 of these bizarre fish with hands are still alive David Pescovitz

movies Barbie tops Super Mario at the box office Rob Beschizza

television Buy the "Cheers" bar. Or buy the original Batman and Robin costumes from the 1960s. Ruben Bolling

Delightful Creatures The soothing survival sleeping sounds of sneezing seal's non-stick lungs Elías Villoro

BREAKING BAD "Breaking Bad" bad boys pushing blue product for Super Bowl ad Rusty Blazenhoff

toys Obvious Plant presents new toy: "Please Do Not Sexualize Boldor" Jennifer Sandlin

comedy Revisiting Mad TV's 1999 skit "Pretty White Kids with Problems" Elías Villoro

A kid painted a nice mural at her high school. Angry parents called it witchcraft and left her in tears at a "hate fest" school board meeting Rob Beschizza

mistakes The world's most painful plant Popkin

Boing Boing Gadgets These pretty puzzles will give your brain a workout Boing Boing's Shop

tabloids America's second civil war erupts in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

rap Why is Korean rap so dope? Devin Nealy

Spoken Word with Electronics Metasonix as a Higher Power in Sobriety Ethan Persoff

music This new oral history of the song "Barbie Girl" is strangely fascinating Thom Dunn