local culture Remote desert town's bizarre welcome sign leaves mathematicians scratching their heads Ellsworth Toohey

housing crisis How to kill affordable housing: review it forever Jason Weisberger

law Man jailed for assault after assaulting man who assaulted him but was not yet jailed Rob Beschizza

forest Doodletown is a ghost town near NYC Popkin

botany Remembering 31-year-old botanist Gabriel Trujillo Jennifer Sandlin

ev Route 66, America's historic highway, to be rehabbed Rusty Blazenhoff

california NIMBY proposes using disabled people as a shield against the "poor" Jason Weisberger

prison The Corrections Project documentary series tackles America's carceral state Elías Villoro

books A People's Guide to Los Angeles, 10 years later Elías Villoro

drought Lake Mead at 35% capacity – marking an all-time low Mark Frauenfelder

horror Watch The Ridiculous New Trailer For Steven Kang's SHARKS OF THE CORN Thom Dunn

racism City of Placerville removes hangman's noose from town logo Jason Weisberger

marjorie taylor greene Get your own Jewish Space Laser control panel Gareth Branwyn

tabloids Terrorists and spies swarm America in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

Entertainment 'Hush' is the best 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' episode Jason Weisberger

Business Axon makes false statements to town that bought its police bodycams, threatens to tase their credit-rating if they cancel the contract Cory Doctorow

twitter Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez schools Republicans on the true costs and beneficiaries of the Green New Deal Cory Doctorow

california After 18 days, California's deadliest fire in history is contained Séamus Bellamy

late stage capitalism Wall Street landlords are slumlords Cory Doctorow

art The Weird of Wendy Pini Rob Beschizza