science fiction "Southland Tales" is the perfect hot mess of a movie for the 4th of July in the hellscape of 2020 Thom Dunn
last person standing games 24 hours later, "Finger on the App" game down to 81 people Mark Frauenfelder
police The ACLU analyzed the number of police in schools compared to social workers, and the results are staggering Thom Dunn
christ what an asshole Man threatens to shoot out tires of Amazon delivery truck for trespassing, but there's a surprise ending Mark Frauenfelder
politics Trump claims he didn't know racist origin of his 'when the looting starts, the shooting starts' tweet (and WH retweet) Xeni Jardin
music There's actually an interesting (and obsessive) story behind Wheatus's "Teenage Dirtbag" Thom Dunn
music On the 50th anniversary of Kent State Massacre, listen to the Isley Brothers' "Ohio" David Pescovitz
tabloids Coronavirus cured (again), Britain’s Royals clash (again) and the woman who pees alcohol (unprecedented) in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan
fbi Both-side-ism comes for the FBI's abortion task force with exaggerated claims of "pro-choice violence" Thom Dunn
music Witchy woman on the cover of Black Sabbath's eponymous first album finally identified Gareth Branwyn
zero-tolerance gone bad Teacher calls cops on 6-year-old with Down syndrome who pointed a finger gun at her Mark Frauenfelder
fbi The FBI doesn't need Apple to give it a backdoor to encryption, because it already has all the access it needs Thom Dunn
review I love this Logitech gaming mouse and have no idea why it is cheaper than similar models Jason Weisberger