video Thought-provoking list of 1980s movies that shaped our humanity Andrea James

star trek On “Kirk drift,” the strange mass cultural misremembering of Captain Kirk Caroline Siede

video Great video essay on John Carpenter's 'They Live' Andrea James

art "When arts die, they turn into hobbies." Andrea James

free speech Why Harper's "Letter on Justice and Open Debate" is dumb Mark Frauenfelder

history of the future 1947 film about the future shows handheld TV users bumping into each other Mark Frauenfelder

punk rock Celebrate Emma Goldman's birthday (belatedly) with this radical song Thom Dunn

sponsored It's Time for Silicon Valley To Finish Its Job of Disrupting the Racist Drug War Boing Boing

Reviews Ta-Nehisi Coates's "Black Panther and the Crew" is a powerfully relevant superhero story about Black lives, police brutality, and US history Thom Dunn

Killers hunt Prince Andrew, Brad Pitt’s secret daughter, and George Clooney’s plastic surgery shocker, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

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

earth abides Jonathan Lethem reviews the 1959 adaptation of Earth Abides, starring Burt Lancaster Mark Frauenfelder

music Kraftwerk's connection to R&B and black DJs in America David Pescovitz

b-side Ferdinando Buscema and Erik Davis on our pandemic house of cards Gareth Branwyn

books Two far-out books about California counterculture reviewed by Erik Davis David Pescovitz

movies Bruce Lee: His Greatest Hits David Pescovitz

books In honor of today's LSD anniversary, a sale on The Family Acid: California David Pescovitz