classical music A neo-Baroque fugue based on Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance" Rusty Blazenhoff

mike pence Lady Gaga interrupts her concert to scold Pence: "You are the worst representation" of Christianity Carla Sinclair

music Meet Chico, the parrot that sings Beyonce and Lady Gaga David Pescovitz

tabloids Kim Jong-un is dead, Prince Andrew is broke, and Kobe Bryant killed himself, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

britain What British children's TV used to be like Rob Beschizza

tabloids Royal brawl in palace, Brad & Jen’s reunion, and 2020 predictions in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

Alien invasion base on the moon, Michael Jackson’s body missing, and Prince Harry’s clash with Trump, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

music Prince's shoe-maker used to supply 30-40 pairs of high-heeled boots/month, totaling 3,000 pairs Cory Doctorow

fake news Queen in drunken brawl, Prince Harry’s hell, and Meghan Markle’s secrets, in this week’s dubious Royal tabloids Peter Sheridan

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

fake news The 'most powerful man in politics,' demonized in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

fake news Back to the future with this week’s time-traveling tabloids Peter Sheridan

fake news Why the Queen is up in Meghan’s uterus, and how to tell you’ll be dead in 23 hours, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

music How Bauhaus (not the band) influenced David Bowie and Lady Gaga's style David Pescovitz

web theory China's new army of nationalist trolls is an all-volunteer force Cory Doctorow

priceless reactions Watch: Young boy has a rough day, so sister surprises him with Lady Gaga tickets Carla Sinclair

media Trump’s wild imaginings promulgated in tabloids alongside equally fact-challenged celebrity “news” Peter Sheridan

clickhole Bouncing and Blobbing Richard Kaufman

aesthetic chills Why some people get "skin orgasms" from listening to music Mark Frauenfelder