birthdays How Joe Strummer got through this interview is anyone's guess Seamus Bellamy

drugs Porn star who makes penis candles arrested for murder after psychedelic toad venom ritual David Pescovitz

tabloids His Royal High-ness Prince Harry’s Pot Farm, and stars with only months to live, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

guns Gun Violence Isn't a Problem — it's actually 5 Problems, with Different Solutions Thom Dunn

racism Meet the Krazy Klown Kavalcade of racists, homophobes, islamophobes and transphobes serving as appointed South Carolina magistrates Cory Doctorow

futurism A timeline of (possible, fascinating) future events from a (wide) variety of perspectives Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Republic of Lies: the rise of conspiratorial thinking and the actual conspiracies that fuel it Cory Doctorow

tabloids Scientology Sex Scandal, Kennedy conspiracy, and Royal bombshells in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

glam Triple Chaser: a short documentary that uses machine learning to document tear gas use against civilians, calling out "philanthropist" Warren Kanders for his company's war-crimes Cory Doctorow

books A true crime book for every US state David Pescovitz

tabloids Prince Harry’s paternity nightmare and the Royal Family changed forever, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

picks Adnan Syed’s conviction reinstated by Maryland Court of Appeals Xeni Jardin

trumpism Kleptocracy in America: Russian-style corruption, driven by global oligarchs, enabled by US elites Cory Doctorow

fake news Adam and Eve were aliens, soul transplants, and an exploding squirrel in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

music Jim Jones and the Peoples Temple released a pre-Jonestown gospel album David Pescovitz

News A 10-person task force is hunting the serial cat killer in Washington state Xeni Jardin

fake news Royal twins, Robert Blake’s murder confession, and the secret to long life, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

addiction Public ignorance about “drunk/drugged up losers” is expensive and deadly Maureen Herman

racism Holocaust survivor's death in Paris being investigated as a hate crime Seamus Bellamy

law Orange County Deputy Michael Higgins loses immunity for emptying his gun into motionless man, then head-stomping him Cory Doctorow