gay marriage Amy Grant pisses off conservative Christians, again Jennifer Sandlin

mlk Watch Bob Dylan, Stevie Wonder, and Peter, Paul, and Mary perform at the first official celebration of the MLK, Jr. holiday in 1986 Jennifer Sandlin

donald trump Sacha Baron Cohen plays Borat to lambast Trump, Kanye, and U2 at Kennedy Center Honors Rusty Blazenhoff

san francisco New lanterns in San Francisco's Chinatown honor community's cultural icons and history Rusty Blazenhoff

mistakes Do you want a Velveeta Martini? Jennifer Sandlin

gifts Three great art books that'll arrive by Christmas Bob Knetzger

trumpism Bill Maher's prediction about Trump's "slow coup" could easily happen Mark Frauenfelder

Flash Still reliant on Flash, South Africa's tax agency creates its own Flash-compatible browser Clive Thompson

News Trump pardons Steve Bannon, Elliot Broidy, Lil Wayne, others — 73 pardons, 70 commutations Xeni Jardin

tabloids Sexual frustration in Wyoming, Kim & Kanye's divorce, and Larry King's will in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

supreme court Justices Thomas and Alito, petty culture warriors Thom Dunn

Comic Books Talking "Spellbound" with Bishakh Som Jeffery Klaehn

facebook Over 30 ex-Facebook employees slam Zuckerberg's inaction on harmful political posts in open letter Carla Sinclair

protests NYPD traps protestors on bridge for hours after curfew Rob Beschizza

trump Immigrant detention facility driver slams truck into protesters, causing serious injuries Xeni Jardin

administrative cruelty After ICE raid, children left homeless and without food Mark Frauenfelder

inequality Rebecca Solnit on Jeffrey Epstein: "In patriarchy, no one can hear you scream" Cory Doctorow

donald trump Trump to armed border agents: "If judges give you trouble, say, 'Sorry, judge, I can't do it.'" Xeni Jardin

los angeles Emboldened by the LA teachers' "blue state" victory, Denver's teachers declare strike Cory Doctorow

Japan Japan opens its doors wide to immigration Séamus Bellamy