sneakers "Toy Story" sneakers: One foot gets Woody, the other Buzz Rusty Blazenhoff

Oakland Oakland Symphony performs radical social justice song of yore Rusty Blazenhoff

covid Covid-19 is making New York kinky again Matt Maranian

Comics Furry Freak Brothers coming this fall, voiced by Woody Harrelson, John Goodman, Pete Davidson, and Tiffany Haddish Gareth Branwyn

comfort food Disney just released the secret recipe for its grilled three-cheese sandwich Mark Frauenfelder

copyright A federal judge declared that a famous song about public property is still private property Thom Dunn

woody guthrie Woody Guthrie's 1943 New Year's Resolutions are a powerful reminder to "Keep the hope machine running." Thom Dunn

capybaras Capybaras relaxing in a hot tub Rob Beschizza

Tom the Dancing Bug A Plethora of Super-Fun-Pak Comix, feat. Darthfield, Percival Dunwoody, and much more! Ruben Bolling

music What's cooler than being cool? Hundreds of musicians protesting ICE and Amazon Thom Dunn

crime German bank robber staged a 5-day fillibuster with his legally guaranteed right to a post-sentencing "final word" Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Just This Banjo: free/open banjo instruction for an angry moment, because you can't be sad while playing the banjo Cory Doctorow

tabloids Brad Pitt’s brush with death, Julia Roberts quitting Hollywood, and Christmas kittens, in this week’s dubious ad-packed tabloids Peter Sheridan

books For rent on Airbnb: Hunter S. Thompson's Woody Creek guest cabin David Pescovitz

Games History of cart racing games Rob Beschizza

video games Xbox-branded deodorant and other personal hygiene products David Pescovitz

Tom the Dancing Bug Super-Fun-Pak Comix, feat. Anthropomorphic Climate Change, and More! Ruben Bolling

Tom the Dancing Bug Super-Fun-Pak Comix, feat. Chaos-Butterfly-Man, A Modest Proposal, Ltd., and MORE! Ruben Bolling

music NYC to name streets after Notorious B.I.G., Wu-Tang Clan, and Woody Guthrie David Pescovitz