art Arnold Böcklin's Isle of the Dead as a VR experience Rob Beschizza

Funny Gary Larson quietly brings back 'The Far Side' after 25 years away Andrea James

Gadgets Finally, skincare for men that isn't complicated Boing Boing's Shop

tabloids America set to be nuked, anarchy in the US, and the men who knew too much, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

music On the 50th anniversary of Kent State Massacre, listen to the Isley Brothers' "Ohio" David Pescovitz

social distancing Why is everyone suddenly baking bread? I think I know Gareth Branwyn

coronavirus Here are the 5 kinds of pandemic villains who are making things worse for the rest of us Mark Frauenfelder

music David Roback, co-founder of Mazzy Star, RIP David Pescovitz

tabloids Prince Harry begs forgiveness, the Queen shops Prince Andrew to the Feds, and Kirstie Alley’s secret life, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

tabloids Bigfoot sighted, the Queen’s $1 trillion tax bill, and coronavirus targets the stars, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

Journalism VICTORY! New Free File rules ban tax-prep firms from hiding their offerings, allow IRS to compete with them (a love-letter to Propublica) Cory Doctorow

war Devastating remix of Ellen's lecture on befriending George W. Bush disappears after copyright takedown … then reappears in force Rob Beschizza

law Purdue's court filings understate its role in the opioid epidemic by 80% Cory Doctorow

summer reading list Ask Reddit: "What book f*cked you up mentally?" Mark Frauenfelder

videos Ta-Nehisi Coates makes the case for reparations to Congress Cory Doctorow

travel British Airways to buy 200 Boeing 737 MAX jets Rob Beschizza

Science The Reality Bubble: how humanity's collective blindspots render us incapable of seeing danger until it's too late (and what to do about it) Cory Doctorow

late stage capitalism What it's like to watch someone you love fall down the Fox News rabbit-hole Cory Doctorow

crime 5 dead and 5 police officers shot in Illinois mass shooting; gunman also dead Rob Beschizza

fake news Glenn Miller’s death plane, Robert Durst’s cannibal appetites, and exploding heads in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan