loveless Great TV villains: The Wild Wild West introduces Dr. Miguelito Quixote Loveless Jason Weisberger

black hills Why Native Americans are protesting Trump's celebration at Mount Rushmore Maddie Lee

occupy Seattle activists have established a 6-block autonomous zone around an abandoned police station Thom Dunn

Comics Fluorescent blacklight comic book Rob Beschizza

haunted mansion A touring Bolivian orchestra is stranded in a German castle surrounded by 23 packs of wolves Thom Dunn

podcasts A new podcast explores the CIA's involvement with writing a hit song for the Scorpions Thom Dunn

coronavirus Irish beekeeper's Covid Lego Beehive is fully functional, and houses 30,000 bees Xeni Jardin

tools Great deal on Unix! Rob Beschizza

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

tabloids Worst Royal crisis ever spells the end of the monarchy, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

non-fiction Good nonfiction: "Cowhand – The Story of a Working Cowboy" (1953) Mark Frauenfelder

tabloids An Epstein tell-all, a vengeful Queen wannabe, and Harry & Meghan’s final insult, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

Robert Anton Wilson Robert Anton Wilson's daughter Christina on the new edition of her father's book, Ishtar Rising Mark Frauenfelder

cute This 'foster mom' bear is raising a cub saved by a dog Xeni Jardin

late stage capitalism Doomsday Preppers are now selling timeshares, too Thom Dunn

marijuana I had dinner at LA's OG Cannabis Cafe Jason Weisberger

Steampunk Robert Conrad, star of "The Wild Wild West" TV series, has died Gareth Branwyn

health China facing 'grave situation' as Wuhan virus deaths increase, Xi says Xeni Jardin

tabloids Megxit Explodes – Who’s to blame? in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan