drugs The inexperienced man-child frat-rat that Trump made deputy drug czar got fired from his only real job for not showing up Cory Doctorow

corruption Trump's new assistant Drug Czar: a 24-year-old campaign volunteer with no experience, in charge of billions to end the opioid epidemic Cory Doctorow

california Rich people in Northern California got better firefighting services, thanks to private insurers Cory Doctorow

uk Owner of a private school bus contractor fires low-waged drivers and shuts company without notice: "Fuck it" Cory Doctorow

books Watch a 100-year-old book deconstructed and restored Popkin

politics According to Pizzagate conspiracy theorists, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on Pizza Hut boxes are encouraging Satanic ritual abuse Jennifer Sandlin

documentary Documentary about Raymond Scott, the hidden musical genius behind your favorite cartoons Bob Knetzger

music Sicangu Lakota Hip Hop artist and music producer Frank Waln reimagines "Wild Horses." Elías Villoro

trailers Expert editor breaks down iconic movie trailers Rusty Blazenhoff

History Horses were in North America before Europeans. Don't tell Tucker Carlson. Elías Villoro

art Celebrating the 35th anniversary of Star Trek: The Next Generation with mixed-media meme art Gareth Branwyn

books Grant Morrison's new novel Luda is overwhelmingly fabulous Thom Dunn

in living color Craig Walsh's "Monuments" art installation uses live trees to bring static impressionism to life Andrew Yi

body language Watch this former FBI body language expert analyze old video of his own body language David Pescovitz

social media 404ever is a cool new serialized cyberpunk story about social media influencers Thom Dunn

conceptual art Inspiring studio visit with Bay Area artist Brian Singer Gareth Branwyn

dune A 1969 interview with Frank Herbert breaks down DUNE's white savior complex Thom Dunn

animation Beavis and Butt-head are coming back David Pescovitz

Robert Anton Wilson Wilson and Shea's Illuminatus! trilogy to become TV series Gareth Branwyn

Calling the kettle black Here's a smart person deconstructing Steven Mnuchin's dumb speech about cryptocurrencies Mark Frauenfelder