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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

Science Tropical Storm Fay imaged by NASA's Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) Xeni Jardin

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music Watch this Prince & The Revolution smoking live concert from 1985 David Pescovitz

Gadgets This CyberSaber puts a galaxy far, far away right into your hand for under $100 Boing Boing's Shop

Science Gloriously colorful new geologic map of the moon David Pescovitz

coronavirus New coronavirus symptom found mostly in young people: painful 'covid toes' Carla Sinclair

music Remix of bug-eyed megapreacher ranting about Covid-19 Rob Beschizza

Spoken Word with Electronics Spoken Word with Electronics: "Paul Krassner Recalls the Day JFK Died" and "Earth, Take Four" Ethan Persoff

weather First day of spring in the northern hemisphere Rob Beschizza

gifts My daughter wants a pink lava lamp, not a machete Jason Weisberger

guns Gun Violence Isn't a Problem — it's actually 5 Problems, with Different Solutions Thom Dunn

rip Rest in Power, Allee Willis — Queen of Kitsch Rusty Blazenhoff

sesame street Sesame Street characters doing impressions of each other is gold Rusty Blazenhoff

happy mutants San Diego's Mysterious Galaxy bookstore is saved! Cory Doctorow

television Puppeteer Caroll Spinney (Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch), RIP David Pescovitz