first crt now the Holocaust Art Spiegelman's graphic novel Maus now banned in Tennessee schools Carla Sinclair

labor Chipotle to pay $240,000 to workers fired for unionizing Rob Beschizza

books Tears of the Trufflepig is a head-shakingly brilliant novel about contraband animals, Mexico and a labyrinthine conspiracy Elías Villoro

gender Unofficial mascot not welcome at Japan's annual Iron Penis Festival Mark Frauenfelder

dogs Area dog wins brand new tractor in community raffle Thom Dunn

Macklemore Macklemore shares thoughts on 'Thrift Shop' on its 10-year anniversary: it's 'like the anti-flex' Rusty Blazenhoff

unions Union busting costs Chipotle $240k in Maine Jason Weisberger

racism Dhoruba Bin Wahad was jailed for 19 years in the FBI's illegal COINTELPRO project Elías Villoro

movies Tommy Wiseau debuts trailer for first feature film in 20 years Grant St. Clair

new york city Epic fails on display in Brooklyn at the Museum of Failure exhibit Rusty Blazenhoff

india India's MrBeast 'kindness for clicks' stunt philanthropy videos raise questions Rusty Blazenhoff

Twittar Having devalued Twitter's blue checkmark, Elon sells Gold Badges Jason Weisberger

movies Check out these set photos of Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn in Joker 2 Devin Nealy

books Why capitalism and consumerism play so well with Christianity in America Elías Villoro

art Ties is a stop motion film constructed from 3d pen Popkin

archaeology Review: Uncovering the layers of history and politics in Andrew Lawler's "Under Jerusalem" Gareth Branwyn

video games GameStop turns a profit for the first time in 2 years Grant St. Clair

Weird The original Taco Bell building is now a relic in the back of a quiet parking lot Popkin

improv everywhere Improv Everywhere spreads joy through spontaneous comedy Jennifer Sandlin

police Police struck by crabs in protestor-related incident Thom Dunn