prince Legendary rockstar Prince has passed away Jason Weisberger

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

Gadgets Your face mask is you so it better say something and maybe these 20 masks will speak to (and for) you Boing Boing's Shop

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

Science Gloriously colorful new geologic map of the moon David Pescovitz

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

science fiction Exclusive excerpt of Rudy Rucker's new novel: Million Mile Road Trip Mark Frauenfelder

music Prince's memoir to be published in the fall David Pescovitz

photography Dig this psychedelic squirrel's rainbow look David Pescovitz

fake news The Queen dying, Brad Pitt’s bigamy, and official approval for hand jobs, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

authors Fear and Soldering, an excerpt from Peter Bebergal's Strange Frequencies Gareth Branwyn

music Metallica covers Prince's 'When Doves Cry,' unfortunately Rusty Blazenhoff

Copyfight Universal, having learned nothing from its "dancing baby" ass-kicking, is once again attacking Prince fans Cory Doctorow

art The Weird of Wendy Pini Rob Beschizza

drugs Smoke some shoes? The DEA's list of slang terms for cannabis David Pescovitz

music Hear all 77 songs Weird Al covered on tour Rusty Blazenhoff

fake news Royal assassins, JFK assassins, and Ronan Farrow character assassination, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

art Robbie Barrat's AI-generated nude paintings make Francis Bacon look like a genteel pre-Raphaelite Rob Beschizza

baking Little Red Velvette, a Prince-inspired book of baked goods Rusty Blazenhoff

detroit More than 5,000 Detroiters sing Allee Willis' love song to the city Rusty Blazenhoff