bad decisions Forever 21 tossed diet food samples into online clothing orders Seamus Bellamy

guns Not first rodeo for gun-toting St. Louis couple Rob Beschizza

racism Lawyer for gun-toting St. Louis couple describes his clients as "melanin-deficient human beings" Thom Dunn

music This is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "symphony of social justice" David Pescovitz

police brutality NYPD officers assault Associated Press journalist, force crew to stop covering protest Rob Beschizza

music Members of Flaming Lips and Los Lobos score Cecil B. DeMille's The Ten Commandments (1923) David Pescovitz

animal friends Penguins tour an art museum in Kansas City Thom Dunn

health NYT chart shows all causes of death in NYC over past 20 years, then coronavirus spike Xeni Jardin

crime Gentleman arrested after calling police 3 times to confess Xeni Jardin

deepfakes Rowan Atkinson deepfaked into the J'adore ad Rob Beschizza

politics Second whistleblower comes forward Jason Weisberger

trump Trump's 'promise' to foreign leader sparked whistleblower complaint Xeni Jardin

late stage capitalism After unsuccessful legislative reform, German radicals defy the law to dumpster-dive at grocery stores Cory Doctorow

music Charles Manson's deeply dark and twisted interpretation of The Beatles' "White Album" David Pescovitz

History UK comedy legend Blackadder to return for long-awaited fifth season Rob Beschizza

politics House agrees to fund September 11th Victims Compensation Fund until 2090, one day after Jon Stewart's emotional plea Xeni Jardin

gender Women state lawmakers from Kansas explain why they quit the GOP and became Democrats Cory Doctorow

Gadgets Thousands of sleep apnea sufferers rely on a lone Australian CPAP hacker to stay healthy Cory Doctorow

late stage capitalism London's new high-rises: speculators' luxury flats designed never to be occupied Cory Doctorow