art Watch Mel Brooks' wonderfully funny and very short animated film "The Critic" (1963) David Pescovitz

movies How did 19 films each get an F on CinemaScore? Andrea James

art What's the most pretentious movie you like? Rob Beschizza

police Police militarization is objectively bad for police and for society, according to science Thom Dunn

facebook In a panic over fleeing advertisers, Facebook launches PR blitz to announce it is "a mirror to society" Mark Frauenfelder

activism Goodbye to the racist statue of Roosevelt and two people of color outside NYC's Natural History Museum David Pescovitz

politics Bolton book says House impeachment inquiry should have probed Trump beyond Ukraine Xeni Jardin

ebay Six members of eBay’s global security team charged with sending bloody pig mask to critic Mark Frauenfelder

navelgazing Parodies of the New York Times' wretched "crush the protests" column Rob Beschizza

tips Freakonomics interviews Kevin Kelly about his "68 bits of unsolicited advice" Mark Frauenfelder

tabloids Do the tabloids deserve a government bailout? This week’s dubious offerings make a poor case for their survival. Peter Sheridan

rona Trump admits Covid death toll will be higher, compares self to Abraham Lincoln Rob Beschizza

coronavirus Florida governor DeSantis says the state is reopening Monday Xeni Jardin

politics New U.S. Department of Health spokesman deletes racist rant from Twitter Rob Beschizza

david bowie Shut in sounds: Bowie's "Let's Dance" turns 37 today Gareth Branwyn

tabloids His Royal High-ness Prince Harry’s Pot Farm, and stars with only months to live, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

art The art world in the wake of COVID-19 Gareth Branwyn

politics 'Resign!' 2 GOP senators should lose jobs for coronavirus stock jump, say critics Xeni Jardin

Business Canada investigating facial recognition company Clearview AI over privacy, security concerns Xeni Jardin

Business DOT ORG DRAMA: New promises from private equity firm trying to buy up .org Xeni Jardin