burning down the house Doug Stanhope dances while his house burns down Jennifer Sandlin

History Downright freaky Halloween costumes from a rural Scottish island in the 1930s (video) David Pescovitz

metal covers Metal cover of "Burning Down the House" Jason Weisberger

books Interview: Joshua Mills on his upcoming Fantagraphics book about the late comedian Ernie Kovacs Devin Nealy

climate change Big oil published "research" denying that fossil fuels drove climate change. Privately, they knew otherwise. Elías Villoro

tabloids Kurt Cobain murdered (and World War 3 starts again) in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

cars Don't park your Hyundai or Kia SUV inside or it could burn down the building David Pescovitz

disasters Locals in town hit by toxic train fire don't trust officials' reassurances Rob Beschizza

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memes An interview with KC Green, who made the "This Is Fine" cartoon Thom Dunn

climate change PSA: family spends quality time together as their house burns down around them Popkin

movies Paul Dano answers burning questions aplenty on Hot Ones Devin Nealy

climate change COP27 is the first time the financial cost of climate change is on the agenda Thom Dunn

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Boing Boing Gadgets Life's hard enough, which is why this flexible lighter is a game-changer Boing Boing's Shop

Boing Boing Gadgets Wondering how to start training your dog? This bundle could fetch some great results. Boing Boing's Shop

tabloids Miss USA "murdered" and an unrelated Biden "cover-up" in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

Jen Psaki On Rittenhouse and white supremacy, Jen Psaki drops the smile and gives Peter Doocy a loud sigh Carla Sinclair

climate change Last year's lockdowns reduced carbon emissions. This year's wildfires undid all that. Thom Dunn

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