picks WATCH: Metal Disintegration Machine vs. snapped-off tool part stuck in cast iron Rob Beschizza

books Lumpen: the politically infused funk music band of the Black Panther Party Elías Villoro

By God's Visitation How did the genocide of indigenous Americans impact the health of planet Earth? Elías Villoro

politics Baseball and the displacement of Mexican Americans in Los Angeles Elías Villoro

History English commoners' rights come from The Charter of the Forest, not the Magna Carta Elías Villoro

History Neolithic farmers in northwest Europe extremely violent, say archeologists Rob Beschizza

street art Will Coles' street art Jennifer Sandlin

comedy The unbearable loudness of that Dude Revving a Car Elías Villoro

fashion Punk pioneer and fashion designer Dame Vivienne Westwood, RIP David Pescovitz

History Bastards of the Party: a ­documentary about why gangs emerged in L.A. Elías Villoro

books The Red Deal calls for climate solutions beyond the scope of state action Elías Villoro

linguistics Irish Goodbye = French Leave = English Departure = Polish Goodbye = Dutch Leave Andrew Yi

mistakes 265,000-gallon aquarium in Berlin hotel bursts, flooding lobby and killing 1500 fish Rob Beschizza

fun Asteroid impact simulator Rob Beschizza

Staughton Lynd, 1929-2022 Elías Villoro

The contested legacy of the Texas Rangers Elías Villoro

brazil Lula da Silva and zero deforestation Elías Villoro