happy mutants Amanda Palmer and Edward Ka-Spel's new album: "I Can Spin a Rainbow" Cory Doctorow

music Kool & The Gang co-founder Ronald "Khalis" Bell, RIP David Pescovitz

activism How to be a guerrilla theatre activist David Pescovitz

oregon First-ever virtual Oregon Country Fair is happening this weekend Rusty Blazenhoff

mistakes Exploding Whale Memorial Park opens near site where that beached whale was blown up in 1970 Rusty Blazenhoff

racism Sacha Baron Cohen trolls conservative rally with racist sing-along Rusty Blazenhoff

movies Legendary comedian Carl Reiner, RIP David Pescovitz

art Milton Glaser, legendary graphic designer, RIP David Pescovitz

music Nile Rodgers tells of transforming Bowie's "Let's Dance" from folky to beyond funky David Pescovitz

protest song Public Enemy releases new anti-Trump protest video Gareth Branwyn

Gadgets The New York Times called the Marshall Stanmore II the best Alexa speaker and now, it’s on sale Boing Boing's Shop

books Bob Woodward has a new Trump book coming and the Prez was interviewed for it David Pescovitz

drugs Today is the 50th anniversary of Dock Ellis's legendary baseball no-hitter on LSD Thom Dunn

education After MLK's assassination, this schoolteacher conducted a legendary social experiment to teach kids about racism David Pescovitz

kickstarter Duncan Jones is raising money for a great looking graphic novel follow-up to "Moon" Thom Dunn

Cryptozoology That time Davy Crockett met Bigfoot David Pescovitz

rona Jason Voorhees pandemic mask available Rob Beschizza

youtube Staying "Fit for the Apocalypse" with punk icon Alice Bag Janelle Hessig

music Watch this Prince & The Revolution smoking live concert from 1985 David Pescovitz

music Meeting Little Richard at his old Hyatt haunt David Katznelson