trump Trump spokesmonster Kellyanne Conway threatens reporter Xeni Jardin

trump Alex Jones deletes video promoting 'Pizzagate' conspiracy theory Mark Frauenfelder

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

tattoos Tattoo parlor offers free sessions to cover up of racist symbols David Pescovitz

dystopian entertainment New rules for Las Vegas casinos promise a grim, joyless experience Mark Frauenfelder

new york city A day in NY in the early 1980s through the eyes of musicians, artists, activists, filmmakers, and more Gareth Branwyn

trump Trump calls mail-in ballots "corrupt" but reiterates that it's fine when he does it Thom Dunn

music Mavis Staples and Jeff Tweedy wrote a new song to raise money for the fight against COVID-19 Thom Dunn

coronavirus FEMA sends refrigerator trucks to NYC for coronavirus patients Xeni Jardin

fantasy A free short story about Irish history to read while you're quarantined over St. Patrick's Day Thom Dunn

silicon valley What is "garbage language" and why is it so hard to avoid using? Thom Dunn

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

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

tabloids Penis fish, Simon Cowell’s missing boobs, and Hillary Clinton’s gay flings, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

immigration Homeland Security labelled a group of volunteer doctors as "radical political activists" Thom Dunn

Business Google continues to funnel vast sums to notorious climate deniers Cory Doctorow

World Mental Health Day It’s World Mental Health Day: A primer on depression for the public-at-large Maureen Herman

trump HUD Sec. Ben Carson concerned 'big, hairy men' infiltrating women's homeless shelters Xeni Jardin

drugs The creepy chemist behind CIA's search for a mind control drug David Pescovitz