Steampunk The legendary Steam Man of 1868 was a human-like robot that could pull a cart Popkin

star wars Disney World's large, expensive, Star Wars-themed, windowless hotel to close Ruben Bolling

oceans Creepy dolls, magic spell bottle, barnacle-encrusted bible, and other bizarre beach detritus to be auctioned off in environmental benefit David Pescovitz

retro Sidewalk surfing in the 2020s as imagined in the 1980s Elías Villoro

ron desantis Watch DeSantis's bizarre bobblehead-like response to reporter's question Mark Frauenfelder

video games Square Enix added an AI-powered text parser to an old-school adventure game. Reactions are mixed Grant St. Clair

video games "The Last of Us" suffers catastrophic failure on PC debut Grant St. Clair

The Simpsons The Simpsons' "steamed hams" gag as a Soviet-banned film Rusty Blazenhoff

Boing Boing Gadgets Keep things fresh this spring with a $229 lunchbox that heats your food up anywhere Boing Boing's Shop

video games Power Wash Simulator now canonically part of Final Fantasy Grant St. Clair

movies Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Robert Eggers team up for Nosferatu Devin Nealy

tabloids Biden's dementia, belligerent UFOs and Fox News lies, in last week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

animals Thor the Grumpy Masturbating Walrus has found a new home in Iceland Thom Dunn

vintage Gevalia's tea kettle-shaped trucks were like cartoons brought to life Popkin

fox news Fox talking head has no idea what a catalytic converter is Mark Frauenfelder

tabloids China attacks America, and Democrats gun for Biden, in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

solar power What it's like to go off-grid in Manhattan Mark Frauenfelder

Games Hitman 3 is due for yet another confusing change Grant St. Clair

Audio Explore a library of disappearing and extinct sounds at Obsolete Sounds Rusty Blazenhoff

Games Epic roguelike Dwarf Fortress hits Steam and Itch.io, with a beautiful new look Rob Beschizza