1980s The real reason Van Halen demanded the removal of brown M&Ms from the backstage snack bar Mark Frauenfelder

Sid Krofft, who filled childhoods with glorious weirdness, dies at 96 Jason Weisberger

books John Shirley's guide to wrecking your career in science fiction John Shirley

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fundraiser Los Angeles: Andy Paley memorial show on April 19th Jason Weisberger

Entertainment MTV's 1985 premiere party for "Pee-wee's Big Adventure" (video) Ruben Bolling

michael jackson Listen to Robert Plant as a forklift, Kurt Cobain as a coffee grinder, and Michael Jackson as a dot matrix printer Jennifer Sandlin

Apple TV+ Apple TV+ announces Murderbot adaptation Andrew Yi

tabloids Scientology's secrets, Kardashian brain damage, and Chinese bioweapons in last week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

movies Timothee Chalamet as Wonka in first trailer Rob Beschizza

music Listen to the isolated vocal tracks from "London Calling" Thom Dunn

Food Collectives and non-profits feed the hungry. Some people want to make it illegal. Elías Villoro

music Listen to David Lee Roth's greatest grunts and yelps from the "Runnin' With the Devil" vocal track David Pescovitz

tabloids Monkeypox is a Chinese bioweapon in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

murder 20-year-old unsolved murder case re-opened because of a conch shell Thom Dunn

phonies Weird Al steps forward to disclaim Kid Rock parody video: "That's not me. That's actually Kid Rock." Mark Frauenfelder

movies "So Long at the Fair" is an eerie 1950 mystery movie you can watch for free Mark Frauenfelder

tabloids Duchess Kate's pregnancy and World War III in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

News Trump pardons Steve Bannon, Elliot Broidy, Lil Wayne, others — 73 pardons, 70 commutations Xeni Jardin

tabloids Ghislaine Maxwell's jailbreak and Hunter Biden's corruption in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan