hip hop Hip-hop septuagenarians Pete & Bas know how to party on Christmas Rusty Blazenhoff

History "Washington's Gay General" is a fabulous look at the queerness of America's founding Thom Dunn

sports LSU fans win the College World Series Jell-O shot challenge with 68,888 shots Jennifer Sandlin

Technology The creepiness of a sonically dead room Bob Knetzger

tabloids Royal scandals, UFOs and Jeffrey Epstein's "murder" in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

kickstarter Kickstart this cool new comic of North American folktales by Indigenous artists Thom Dunn

Games Play Death Trash's gloriously meaty, pukey, nasty demo Rob Beschizza

tabloids Bill & Hillary Clinton seduced by Ghislaine Maxwell, in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

music Interview with musician and artist Genesis P-Orridge Sarina Sinclair and Case Esparros with Kane Lafia

religion Interview: Dr. Karl E H Seigfried talks Ásatrú, Heathenry and beards Séamus Bellamy

maps Make your keyboard look like a subway map Rob Beschizza

politics Putinology considered harmful: the many legends we tell ourselves about Vladimir Putin Cory Doctorow

cog in the machine Coder fired after 6 years for automating his job Mark Frauenfelder

Excerpts Dr. Mütter's Marvels: intrigue and innovation at the dawn of modern medicine Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz

books The Return of Zita the Space Girl Cory Doctorow