animation Nine trippy animators interpret Dan Deacon's "When I Was Done Dying" Andrea James

News DHS announces 'Task Force to Protect American Monuments, Memorials, and Statues' Xeni Jardin

tabloids Meghan runs off with Princess Diana’s jewels, Prince Andrew caught fleeing, and Ron Jeremy’s wood, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

black lives matter A US cop made an Irish "Blue Lives Matter" shirt that accidentally said "Black Lives Matter" Thom Dunn

ducks Award-winning duck eats yeast, explodes, and blinds a man Thom Dunn

electronic music Gorgeous new song by DC's Beauty Pill Gareth Branwyn

Comics Read the first 10 chapters of my serialized Comic-con satire novel Thom Dunn

coronavirus Florida Pastor arrested after encouraging people to come to church in person during the coronavirus lockdown Thom Dunn

Real things that actually exist New Hostess iced lattes flavored like Twinkies, Ding Dongs, and other snack cakes Rusty Blazenhoff

books All of Me is Illustrated celebrates the Ray Bradbury Centennial with a 21st Century take on "The Illustrated Man" Matt Maranian

kentucky Registered voters in Kentucky have reached an all-time high ahead of Mitch McConnell's re-election Thom Dunn

bitcoin US Marshals are bad at bitcoin hodling Mark Frauenfelder

Business Trump expands racist travel ban to 6 additional countries Xeni Jardin

walmart Florida woman arrested for attempting to make a bomb inside Walmart using items from the store shelves David Pescovitz

self-improvement New York Times bestselling author Richard Kadrey wants to cram your skull full of writing knowledge Seamus Bellamy

police Starbucks apologizes after two cops claimed they were ignored by the baristas David Pescovitz

movies Fans of Hallmark Christmas movies now have a convention all their own John Struan

futility closet In 1902, scam artist Cassie Chadwick claimed to be the illegitimate daughter of Andrew Carnegie Futility Closet

trumpism Despite denials, it's clear that Google's new top national security hire was instrumental to Trump's #KidsInCages policy Cory Doctorow

christ what an asshole New Hampshire state Rep John Potucek kills Right to Repair bill: "cellphones are throwaways…just get a new one" Cory Doctorow