music How The Damned wrote and recorded New Rose Seamus Bellamy

coronavirus U.S. sets record high COVID cases for 3 days in a row, nearly 69,000 new cases today Xeni Jardin

politics Trump commutes Roger Stone's prison sentence Xeni Jardin

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News SCOTUS rules Donald Trump financial records must be released to NY DA, but House won't get tax returns before election Xeni Jardin

novels An interview with Charlie Kaufman about his new novel takes a weirdly meta Kaufman-esque turn Thom Dunn

racism The US Department of Justice was originally created to tackle white supremacy Thom Dunn

racism Racist professor fired Rob Beschizza

coronavirus Florida reports a massive surge in new covid-19 cases Mark Frauenfelder

crimes Gentleman arrested for smuggling cocaine inside fake penis David Pescovitz

music UK Royal Mail issues stamps honoring the band Queen David Pescovitz

Killers hunt Prince Andrew, Brad Pitt’s secret daughter, and George Clooney’s plastic surgery shocker, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

music New Adam Schlesinger tribute album features covers by Rachel Bloom, Charly Bliss, Sarah Silverman, Nada Surf, and many many more Thom Dunn

police Rayshard Brooks: Atlanta police officer Garrett Rolfe charged with felony murder + 10 other crimes Xeni Jardin

police violence A US Air Force Sergeant linked to Boogaloo Bois charged with killing police officer Thom Dunn

ebay Six members of eBay’s global security team charged with sending bloody pig mask to critic Mark Frauenfelder

Chaos in America, O.J. Simpson framed by cops, and Brad Pitt’s saggy butt, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

Business FCC demands record $225 million fine for this huge robocall campaign Xeni Jardin

crime U.S. prosecutors demand to interview Prince Andrew over Epstein ties Rob Beschizza

tabloids Meghan runs off with Princess Diana’s jewels, Prince Andrew caught fleeing, and Ron Jeremy’s wood, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan