Technology Russian priests must stop blessing nuclear weapons, says Russian Orthodox Church patriarch Xeni Jardin

john waters The "Singing Anus" from John Waters' Pink Flamingos has died Janelle Hessig

coronavirus Unemployment: 1.5 million laid-off workers seek US jobless aid in 11th straight weekly drop Xeni Jardin

trump Wonder why Donald Trump is 6 months late on his annual physical? Xeni Jardin

Science What near-death experiences can tell scientists about how the brain works David Pescovitz

cthulhu Get ordained in the First United Church of Cthulhu Thom Dunn

Business Jobs report shows 20.5 million lost jobs in April and unemployment surged to 14.7% Xeni Jardin

picks Happiness and fitness come from my DIY-Peloton: the 2020 update Jason Weisberger

economics Unemployment passes 30m with last week's 3.8m new filers Rob Beschizza

tabloids Royals Clash, Clooneys divorce, and Jacko’s rotten feet in this week’s fact-challenged tabloids Peter Sheridan

Economy Another 4.4m filed for unemployment last week Rob Beschizza

coronavirus The Trump administration won't re-open enrollment for Healthcare.gov and the Affordable Care Act Thom Dunn

uk Coronavirus: UK will pay 80% of lost wages for those laid off due to COVID-19 outbreak Xeni Jardin

Business Twitter gives Elon Musk a pass on coronavirus disinformation tweets Xeni Jardin

coronavirus Should the Vulcan greeting replace the handshake in the coronavirus era? Gareth Branwyn

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apple Apple deleted files that I owned without telling me. It was inevitable, but I'm still pissed. Thom Dunn

Trump calls Roger Stone's proposed sentence a "terrible miscarriage of justice" Mark Frauenfelder

makers Teenagers recreate Toy Story 3 using stop-motion animation Mark Frauenfelder

events Angelenos! I'm speaking in Culver City tomorrow about the sale of .ORG to private equity Cory Doctorow