music The Library of Congress is launching an open-source archive of hip-hop samples dating back more than a century Thom Dunn

california California is home to five micronations Jason Weisberger

fundraisers Robyn Hitchcock and Emma Swift to host livestream fundraiser for indie rocker Matthew Sweet Jennifer Sandlin

politics Marjorie Taylor Greene declares racism a public service Jason Weisberger

voter suppression Mail ballots destroyed by arsonist in Democratic-leaning Arizona county Ellsworth Toohey

cults Lara Trump mistakes Charlamagne tha God as a cult member — until he laughs in her face (video) Carla Sinclair

Games Reforj is a lowpoly take on the Minecraft open-world formula Rob Beschizza

politics Trump thanks the Supreme Court for overturning Roe v. Wade Jason Weisberger

Comic Books Party at San Diego Comic-Con to revive EC Comics legacy Gareth Branwyn

donald trump Video lays out what Trump's first 100 "horrific days" as dictator would look like Mark Frauenfelder

politics Elise Stefanik yearns for the good ol' days of Trump mismanaging a pandemic Jason Weisberger

donald trump Trump still can't shoot people on 5th Avenue Jason Weisberger

air targets Ron DeSantis promises to shoot down imaginary smugglers "stone cold dead" Carla Sinclair

politics Spoken word artist Saul Williams released the EP "Not in My Name" two decades ago Elías Villoro

crimes To fake her own death, beauty blogger killed her doppelganger David Pescovitz

crime Sexist influencer to be detained in Romania another 30 days Rob Beschizza

fish Investigations begin into Berlin aquarium failure; some fish survived Jennifer Sandlin

Marriage Equality "Full House" star is full of bigotry Jason Weisberger

tabletop gaming What's new in tabletop gaming Gareth Branwyn

surveillance New DHS reports reveals terrifying scope of the Department's manufactured Antifa scare Thom Dunn