music This luthier keeps Willie Nelson's legendary guitar playable Seamus Bellamy

texas Willie Nelson debuts song at Beto rally: 'Vote'em Out' Rusty Blazenhoff

music Watch how Willie Nelson's half-century-old guitar gets repaired Andrea James

cannabis Watch: 'Wacky Tobaccy,' Toby Keith's country anthem to weed Rusty Blazenhoff

obits Kenny Rogers, 1938–2020 Rob Beschizza

podcasts A great new podcast explores the cultural and political impact of the Only Band That Matters: the Clash Thom Dunn

Funny Willie Nelson becomes a hay bale character, and enjoys it Xeni Jardin

podcast New podcast: Dolly Parton's America Rusty Blazenhoff

facebook A San Diego Republican operator ran a massive, multimillion-dollar Facebook scam that targeted boomers Cory Doctorow

Business Monsanto ran a psy-ops war-room to discredit journalists and spy on Neil Young Cory Doctorow

music Willie Nelson's new hemp coffee David Pescovitz

News California Fires: 83% of Santa Monica Mountains federal parkland burned by Woolsey Fire Xeni Jardin

fake news Forget “alternative facts.” This week’s tabloids shoot for an entire alternate universe Peter Sheridan

media Marked for death – and the stars who defy the tabloids. Peter Sheridan

gift guide Portraits of the world’s most storied rock guitars Ben Marks

Willie Nelson launching a personally-branded strain of marijuana Xeni Jardin