kari lake Arizona Senate race gets strange as an enormous cowboy hat enters the fray Mark Frauenfelder

television Will Netflix's Avatar: The Last Airbender break the live-action curse? Grant St. Clair

punk rock Revisiting the Clash's American debut: The 45th anniversary of "Give 'Em Enough Rope" Mark Frauenfelder

bears Dozens of drunken grizzly bears have been killed by trains in Montana Thom Dunn

real estate This perfect reproduction of a Wild Western town can be your cowboy cosplay retreat for just $3.7 million David Pescovitz

music Two of the biggest names in Internet comedy music join forces Grant St. Clair

data Elon Musk went to the Texas border, put on a cowboy hat, and tried to livestream himself rambling about immigration. The stream experienced rapid unscheduled dissassembly. Rob Beschizza

tabloids Joe Biden dying and a UFO cover-up in this week's dubious tabloids. Peter Sheridan

auctions Python cowboy boots, Leica camera, cars, and too many water bottles at Pittsburgh airport auction David Pescovitz

video games Starfield is barely out, and people are already recreating Cowboy Bebop Grant St. Clair

Happy Mutants This Paul Bunyan-style Muffler Man did not disappoint Jennifer Sandlin

the desantis ick factor Ron DeSantis further crumbles as he (again) slashes his campaign staff, losing one-third Carla Sinclair

national park service Excuse-laden helicopter pilot flies into trouble with illegal picnic in Grand Teton National Park Mark Frauenfelder

television Netflix sets sail with One Piece in a new trailer Devin Nealy

law Texas, where heat deaths are at an all-time high, ends water breaks for construction workers Rob Beschizza

restoration Wyoming's iconic neon cowboy is getting restored Jennifer Sandlin

politics Texas Republicans move to oust Ken Paxton, their own long-indicted, scandal-plagued state Attorney General Rob Beschizza

law Man shot at 47 times by cops sues them Rob Beschizza

whiskey You can finally buy a Thin Lizzy whiskey in the bottle (not a jar) Thom Dunn