Derek Trucks Listen to Duane Betts and Derek Trucks play together on "Stare at the Sun," a tribute to the Allman Brothers Band's Dickey Betts Jennifer Sandlin

law Former prosecutor says talking to police always hurts you Ellsworth Toohey

taxation California should tax empty homes and dead storefronts Jason Weisberger

texas Texas Supreme Court blocks emergency abortion for woman whose health is threatened by unviable fetus Rob Beschizza

art The Traveler is a hyperrealistic sculpture of a jetlagged felow at the Orlando airport Popkin

california Cat missing in wildfire reunites with family after 6 years Rusty Blazenhoff

world records World record set for "longest journey by pumpkin boat" Jennifer Sandlin

tabloids Bill Clinton searches Area 51 for aliens in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

covers Listen to this great playlist of Black artists covering the Beatles Thom Dunn

science fiction The "Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction" launches Clive Thompson

tools My interview with Duane Swierczynski, crime novelist Mark Frauenfelder

losers TikToker decided it would be funny to "accidentally" dump huge bin of milk and cereal inside NYC subway during pandemic Mark Frauenfelder

gender RIP, science fiction pioneer Dorothy "DC" Fontana Cory Doctorow

Business A quarter of NYC's post-2013 luxury condos are unsold Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Magic for Liars: Sarah Gailey's debut is a brilliant whodunnit in the vein of The Magicians Cory Doctorow

Copyfight The Vessel: a perfect symbol for the grifter capitalism of New York City's privatized Hudson Yards "neighborhood" Cory Doctorow

trumpism Kleptocracy in America: Russian-style corruption, driven by global oligarchs, enabled by US elites Cory Doctorow

books Aw, shit: New York's McNally Jackson Books is closing its Nolita store Cory Doctorow

new york city New York's luxury real-estate market is crashing Cory Doctorow

heritage auctions How much is that baby in the window? Around $80,000 to $120,000 Robert Spallone