britain Someone made a dance to the "Nations of the World" song from Animaniacs to show which countries Britain invaded Thom Dunn

The Clash The Equals perform "Police On My Back" Mark Frauenfelder

penises I'm pretty sure this British cell phone commercial is actually an invasion of pricks Thom Dunn

Cokie Roberts describes the "fondling fathers" and the pregnant women they left behind after negotiating the Missouri Compromise John Struan

Alien invasion base on the moon, Michael Jackson’s body missing, and Prince Harry’s clash with Trump, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

News Sydney airport detains software developer Nathan Hague, seize devices, crack passwords, grab his files: Reports Xeni Jardin

Dungeons & Dragons What's new in tabletop gaming (June edition) Gareth Branwyn

trump Trump tweets islamophobic video from far-right British criminal Rob Beschizza

fake news Priscilla Presley killed Elvis, Michael Jackson’s tomb is empty, and the Queen quits! Peter Sheridan

cool stuff Recomendo picks: Voyager Golden Record/Hola/Way of Life Mark Frauenfelder

shakespeare Which Shakespeare character is Hillary Clinton and should we be worried? William Lashner

media Tom Cruise intends to "dethrone the Queen” and other tabloid stunners Peter Sheridan

books Best older kid's literature from 1966 Joshua Glenn

futility closet How the Allies fooled the Nazis using a person who never existed Futility Closet

class war Why an obscure left-wing MP won the UK Labour leadership by the biggest margin in history Cory Doctorow

offworld War without tears Maxwell Neely-Cohen

British bands often drive musical change–but there's not been as much change as you think Rob Beschizza

All Quiet on the Martian Front Gareth Branwyn