picks WATCH: Metal Disintegration Machine vs. snapped-off tool part stuck in cast iron Rob Beschizza

native americans That time George Washington ordered "total destruction and devastation" of the Haudenosaunee Thom Dunn

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

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

music A rare, new interview with Bob Dylan David Pescovitz

racism It's the 99th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre that destroyed "Black Wall Street" Thom Dunn

Science Brazil's Bolsonaro deploys military to Amazon region Xeni Jardin

nihilism Two great deep-dives mine the endless hole at the bottom of Mitch McConnell's inhumanity Thom Dunn

Funny 'Otter Destruction,' funny little real life doodle Xeni Jardin

art Watch how this coronavirus sculpture made of 300,000 matches is built and then burned Carla Sinclair

kickstarter Jim Starlin, creator of many awesome cosmic comics, has a new Kickstarter for his labor of love Thom Dunn

COVID-19 A train engineer in California took the Trolley Problem way too literally and did it bad Thom Dunn

music 1965's 'Eve of Destruction' by Barry McGuire Jason Weisberger

History The Dresden Panometer gives visitors an immersive experience on a 1:1 scale of the Allied bombing raids of 1945 Matt Maranian

music New video for Iggy Pop's spoken-song based on Lou Reed poem David Pescovitz

politics Trump said no injuries, but 100 US troops have brain injuries after Iran strike on Al Asad Xeni Jardin

art criticism Art critic says her dislike of $20,000 artwork caused it to shatter Mark Frauenfelder