seattle Fox News confused a Monty Python sketch with the Seattle CHAZ activists Thom Dunn

occupy Seattle activists have established a 6-block autonomous zone around an abandoned police station Thom Dunn

News SUV plows into BLM protest in NYC's Times Square, similar potentially deadly attacks happening around U.S. Xeni Jardin

tabloids America set to be nuked, anarchy in the US, and the men who knew too much, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

Reviews Recommended reading: The Forgery of Venus, by Michael Gruber Mark Frauenfelder

accidents Truck opens a massive sinkhole and seconds later a car falls in Mark Frauenfelder

Japan A fun thing to do in LA on 9/22/19: screening of The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice (1952) Mark Frauenfelder

barbarism Watch Trump official say caged children don't need soap, toothbrushes, or beds to be "safe and sanitary" [UPDATED] Mark Frauenfelder

illusions Weird illusion in which adding weight to something makes it feel lighter Mark Frauenfelder

art This is a really neat aluminum spiral video Xeni Jardin

movies Here's a rehearsal of the amazing opening scene from La La Land Mark Frauenfelder

trumpism Florida atheists pair public nativity scene with a combustible Trump-themed Distrestivus pole Cory Doctorow

california California's legislative leaders vow to lead the resistance Jason Weisberger

uk Would-be Ukip leader hospitalised following "altercation" ("punched by a colleague") Cory Doctorow

movies Watch: movie directors using color to mess with your mind David Pescovitz

animals Cat discovers an effective method for dog shutdown Xeni Jardin

lgbt How to talk about Caitlyn Jenner: a guide to speaking and writing about transgender people Xeni Jardin

News “I F*cking Hate @RuPaul” Andrea James