animatronics Watch the final performance of a Chuck E. Cheese animatronic house band Thom Dunn

music Bandcamp bans AI-generated music, unlike Spotify's slop-filled playlists Grant St. Clair

racism Canada's contradiction: Progressive laws, regressive provincial acts Séamus Bellamy

politics "The teachings of MAGA are simply incompatible with the teachings of Jesus Christ" Jennifer Sandlin

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music Popular music stats: chords, two-hit wonders, and more Rob Beschizza

murder Pharmacist convicted of killing husband with insulin Rob Beschizza

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electronic music The Faint: 25 years of Blank Wave Arcade (Todd Fink Interview) Lee Keeler

music Actual human indicted for making millions off of AI music Thom Dunn

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law Drag artist wins defamation case against right-wing blogger who falsely claimed he flashed children Rob Beschizza

The Beatles Before the Rutles, there was this 1976 Elton John parody "Godfrey Daniel" Rusty Blazenhoff

coachella Coachella threatens legal action against comedian's imaginary music festival, Fauxchella Jennifer Sandlin

tabloids China attacks America, and Democrats gun for Biden, in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

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occult The Enduring Legacy of Parapsychologist J.B. Rhine Mitch Horowitz

wikipedia Wikipedia's list of "long-term abusers" reads like a roster of pathetic supervillains Mark Frauenfelder

music Listen to this great instrumental soundtrack from a spy film that doesn't exist Thom Dunn