dance Watch this dance troupe's mesmerizing interpretation of Gotye's "Somebody That I Used to Know" Jennifer Sandlin

politics Trump attacks science, research, and public health systems Jennifer Sandlin

war Russian actress singing for Russian troops dies on stage in blast Carla Sinclair

music Austin band Como Las Movies has deep roots Elías Villoro

improv everywhere Improv Everywhere spreads joy through spontaneous comedy Jennifer Sandlin

The People's CDC is a collective of public health practitioners, scientists, and others working to reduce the harmful impacts of COVID-19 Jennifer Sandlin

books The Metamodernism of Hanzi Freinacht Ferdinando Buscema

video games Gather 'round for the return of Earthworm Jim Devin Nealy

rock and roll Let's open up this (brief history of the) mosh pit! Thom Dunn

NASA What to know before Perseverance lands on Mars Miss Cellania

unions Enjoy this free onboarding kit for organizing laborers in tech Thom Dunn

activism How to be a guerrilla theatre activist David Pescovitz

workers rights American sex workers can now legally unionize Thom Dunn

art Cool online art project: 100 artists, 1 minute videos each of their time during isolation Mark Frauenfelder

dinosaurs Why everyone's talking about the new PALM SPRINGS movie Thom Dunn

animal crossing "Animal crossing is a political hypothesis about how a different kind of world might work Dash with no losers" – Bogost Mark Frauenfelder

happy mutants How an usher at (and would-be star of) Hamilton organizes the women's bathrooms during intermission Cory Doctorow

science fiction Read: Jeannette Ng's Campbell Award acceptance speech, in which she correctly identifies Campbell as a fascist and expresses solidarity with Hong Kong protesters Cory Doctorow

happy mutants The Canadian government has released the surprisingly sensible results of its extensive, year-long review of copyright law Michael Geist