Minnesota Minnesota is renaming a highway in honor of native son Prince, complete with purple signs Rusty Blazenhoff

beds Mattress shopping with a bad back Jason Weisberger

mashup "Start Wearing Purple" as sung by Sesame Street's Count Rusty Blazenhoff

prince Prince and his purple piano inspired this new Pantone Color Rusty Blazenhoff

Funny Wondering how to waste time online like a champion? Try the Bored Button Popkin

law "Dragon lawyer" annoys judge with cartoon dragon watermark Rob Beschizza

adorable animals Ain't no party like an echidna party! Jennifer Sandlin

cute Watch: Adorable spiders hunt bugs and turn them into delicious smoothies Popkin

videos Expert archer takes on Hawkeye's greatest shots Grant St. Clair

astronomy Stunning image of planet-destroying star at the heart of a nebula Gail Sherman

Nature Beware the beautiful yet dangerous Caravela Portuguesa Popkin

Nature Watch a giant water lily open its "vicious" flower Popkin

Boing Boing Gadgets Banish cat boredom for just $27 with this interactive kitty toy Boing Boing's Shop

animation Runner makes cool animated art on the Strava app Jennifer Sandlin

flags What results when you mix the colors of national flags? Rob Beschizza

Boing Boing Gadgets Give your home a serious revamp with this color-changing LED floor lamp Boing Boing's Shop

Technology Try Bouncing Beholder, a complete platform game in just 1,024 bytes of code Ellsworth Toohey

Games The significance and distribution of color in Super Mario logotypes Rob Beschizza

video games Fortnite's Godzilla battle is chaotic fun Jason Weisberger

Space Breathtaking video of Aurora Borealis from the International Space Station Allan Rose Hill