fantasy This new clip from American Gods Season 2 is worrisome Seamus Bellamy

racism Lawyer for gun-toting St. Louis couple describes his clients as "melanin-deficient human beings" Thom Dunn

television The time a man held a news anchor hostage on live TV David Pescovitz

john waters The "Singing Anus" from John Waters' Pink Flamingos has died Janelle Hessig

trump Trump ad uses Nazi symbol to woo voters Mark Frauenfelder

facebook Over 30 ex-Facebook employees slam Zuckerberg's inaction on harmful political posts in open letter Carla Sinclair

politics State Department inspector general Steve Linick fired on a Friday night, weird, wonder why? Xeni Jardin

ghosts Quarantining with ghosts David Pescovitz

Disney Trespasser camping on Disney World's abandoned island thought it was a "tropical paradise" David Pescovitz

fbi Newly released documents show that the FBI used standard FBI tactics on Michael Flynn Thom Dunn

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

books Ray Bradbury's captivating explanation of his Mr. Electrico character's uncanny origins David Pescovitz

music Shut-in sounds: 33 of the best industrial albums Gareth Branwyn

tabletop games The codebreaking game Mastermind is 50 years old Mark Frauenfelder

trump Trump to states: 'Respirators, ventilators, all of the equipment — try getting it yourselves' Xeni Jardin

putin Putin just demonstrated how a leader can constitutionally lock himself into power forever Thom Dunn

Technology Investors used Clearview AI app as a personal toy for spying on public Xeni Jardin

lego RIP: Jens Nygaard Knudsen, father of the LEGO minifigure Jason Weisberger

surveillance What it's like inside the CIA during Donald Trump's "Deep State" purge Thom Dunn

books "The Art of Computer Designing": stark, beautiful black-and-white images from 1993 Cory Doctorow