racism NBC News standards department asks staff to lay off racist Iowa Rep. Steve King Jason Weisberger

music Outstanding, free, and far-out music stream from Aquarium Drunkard David Pescovitz

interviews Talking adventure games with Olivia Wood Jeffery Klaehn

Heavy Metal “What is this that stands before me?" Fifty years ago when rock and roll turned seriously dark, heavy, and metallic Gareth Branwyn

politics Passport and Nobels Jasmina Tesanovic

happy mutants Bunnie Huang's classic "Essential Guide to Electronics in Shenzhen" is now free online Cory Doctorow

tabloids End of the British monarchy, FBI’s Epstein cover-up, and Mary Poppins’ orgy, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

star trek Frozen's "Let it go" sung in Klingon Rusty Blazenhoff

tv Watchmen's costume designer reveals the secrets of Looking Glass's mask John Struan

museums Adam Savage goes behind the scenes at the Smithsonian's Exhibits Central Gareth Branwyn

video games Comparing the exciting cover art of Atari 2600 games with screenshots of the games Mark Frauenfelder

trump Trump's 'promise' to foreign leader sparked whistleblower complaint Xeni Jardin

videos Hasan Minhaj roasts Justin Trudeau on climate hypocrisy Cory Doctorow

makers Interview with Dan Shapiro, creator of the Glowforge laser cutter Mark Frauenfelder

california #Vanlife: Camping California's coast — Morro Strand Jason Weisberger

gaming Stephen Colbert plays D&D with Matt Mercer for Red Nose Day Gareth Branwyn

picks Guatemalan boy, 16, dies in US Border Patrol custody — 5th child dead at border under Trump Xeni Jardin

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art Magnificent photos from a psychedelic family's California trip David Pescovitz