spooks Ex-NSA whistleblower says she and other US ex-spooks targeted Americans on behalf of UAE Cory Doctorow

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

tabloids Hollywood hypocrites tearing America apart and rioters battling to destroy the United States, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

animals WATCH: Rescued sloth bears are having fun learning to be free Xeni Jardin

coronavirus Today Arizona reports its highest Covid daily death toll, and it's not even noon yet Carla Sinclair

Business As COVID-19 surges, Apple re-closes 11 stores temporarily in Florida, Arizona, North Carolina, South Carolina Xeni Jardin

trailers The new trailer for season 2 of DOOM PATROL brings the SeX-Men to HBO Max Thom Dunn

police Howard Stern and the Village People both fell for a satire article about the cop from the Village People Thom Dunn

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

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News India and Bangladesh brace for Super Cyclone Amphan, strongest storm ever in Bay of Bengal Xeni Jardin

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new york city Legendary East Village corner store, Gem Spa, closes its doors Gareth Branwyn

b-side Trump administration is drafting plans for corporate moon mining Thom Dunn

books The best 250 adventure novels of the 20th century Mark Frauenfelder

coronavirus Raising money for a UBI fund that helps families affected COVID-19 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

scared straight Indonesia punishes self-quarantine violators by locking them up in haunted houses Carla Sinclair

books Edward Gorey's new book reviewed by Mark Dery David Pescovitz

gender This gender reveal could benefit from some social distancing Thom Dunn