books A.J. Jacobs beat a weeks-long writing block with a two-minute timer Ellsworth Toohey

trump Germany urged to pull €164B in gold from U.S. vaults Ellsworth Toohey

Science The clouds above us teem with strange creatures Allan Rose Hill

politics Texas bill outlaws diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives in Texas Higher ed. Elías Villoro

music John Williams believes Indiana Jones 5 will be his last movie score Devin Nealy

tabloids Castro killed JFK and his son in last week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

white house Wall goes up around White House Rob Beschizza

music The 'Interstellar' theme played on an otherworldly cristal baschet Andrea James

music Ennio Morricone, 1928-2020 Rob Beschizza

grifters George Zimmerman is suing Trayvon Martin's mother for $100M in order to promote a movie Thom Dunn

wikipedia Someone at the NRA has been quietly editing Holocaust Denial articles on Wikipedia Thom Dunn

health The widening health gap between America's rich and poor is the result of worse health for the poor, not better health for the rich Cory Doctorow

putin Russian agent Maria Butina sentenced to 18 months in prison Xeni Jardin

History Gentleman who thinks Confederates were the good guys in the Civil War gets epically self-owned Rob Beschizza

racists George Zimmerman threatened to feed Beyoncé and Jay Z to alligators Rob Beschizza

free speech Inside the triumphant Alex Jones banned everywhere story is a worrying nuance about free speech and platform dominance Cory Doctorow

art The Weird of Wendy Pini Rob Beschizza

happy mutants 25 years ago, a mutant American crayfish turned to asexual reproduction, and all of Europe's lakes are filling up with its clones Cory Doctorow

Science THC in marijuana reverses learning and memory problems in elderly mice David Pescovitz