creativity John Cage's ten rules for students and teachers Andrea James

fine Awesome 8-bit chiptune bloopcore remix of John Cage's 4′33″ Rob Beschizza

art Watch "Zen for Film" (1965), a film about nothing, and everything David Pescovitz

avant garde Avant-garde drummer Art Tripp talks about working with Zappa, Beefheart, John Cage, and others Gareth Branwyn

happy mutants Check out Money Mark's fantastic daily musical experiments! David Pescovitz

music Listen to this strange and compelling mix of field recordings, cut-ups, and sound art David Pescovitz

music Music that inspired 1980s Japanese environmental music composer Yukata Hirose David Pescovitz

deepfakes Jim Meskimen impersonates 20 celebs in 2 minutes in remarkable deepfake video Mark Frauenfelder

strange coincidences A cartoon by a man name Cage about a silent piano composition was published 20 years before John Cage's 4'33" Mark Frauenfelder

elections Clown Car 2.0: Matt Taibbi on the Democratic nomination race Cory Doctorow

trump PAC for private prison giant that builds ICE 'detention centers' gave money to these 50 lawmakers Xeni Jardin

music Chuck Klosterman on space rock David Pescovitz

music Fascinating documentary about minimalist composers Young, Riley, Reich, and Glass David Pescovitz

trumpism Correlates of Trump voting: searches for erectile dysfunction, hair loss, how to get girls, penis enlargement, penis size, steroids, testosterone and Viagra Cory Doctorow

books Pennsylvania to end prison book donations, forcing inmates onto pricey eBook platform Rob Beschizza

housing crisis Hong Kong housing is so expensive that many people live in cages Mark Frauenfelder

trump 'Toddlers are being detained.' 3 Trump 'Tender Age' immigrant baby jails confirmed, more are coming Xeni Jardin

religion Quakers release podcast of silent meeting David Pescovitz