politics This Polish trailer park LARP experience lets you roleplay the death of the American Dream for 390 euros Jennifer Sandlin

Comic Books Revisiting the strange world of Dick Tracy Gareth Branwyn

books John Shirley's guide to wrecking your career in science fiction John Shirley

maga "My heart is broken" — Disgraced Sen. Katie Britt begs MAGA suckers for cash after becoming global laughing stock Mark Frauenfelder

compounds Shampoo king wants to become a war lord with a "quite sizable compound" Rob Beschizza

books Book Gift Ideas: Black Feminist memoirs on justice, Africanfuturism, theoretical physics, and abolition. Elías Villoro

television TV pick: Reservation Dogs and the wondrous life of Nathan Apodaca A.E. Gómez

artists Flea Market Follies: Hunting for Kitsch with Mitch O'Connell Lee Keeler

fiction The international Werewolf Erotica gig economy is booming Thom Dunn

larping Ohioans critique the Polish LARPers who recreated an "American 4th of July in Ohio" Jennifer Sandlin

tabloids Duchess Meghan and Donald Trump battle for the White House in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

tabloids World War III has broken out (in case you missed it) in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

trump Yale history professor Timothy Snyder predicts the horrific aftermath of a Trump coup in 2024 Mark Frauenfelder

music How a math trick helped one band made 500% more in streaming music royalties Thom Dunn

tabloids Castro killed JFK and his son in last week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

tabloids Insiders, sources and pals–the dubious origins of this week's tawdry tabloids Peter Sheridan

economics Tracking the Rise and Fall of the American middle class with shopping malls Thom Dunn

trump Why tabloid reporters are like Donald Trump Peter Sheridan

summer reading list Ask Reddit: "What book f*cked you up mentally?" Mark Frauenfelder

happy mutants The 2019 Locus Award nominees: your guide to the best sf/f of 2018 Cory Doctorow