africa This all-female West African band aim at empowering girls in debut album Rusty Blazenhoff

music A Japanese promoter has launched Kasotsuka Shojo, a cryptocurrency-themed all-woman "cryptopop" group Cory Doctorow

rick astley Rick Astley and Blossoms cover The Smiths in secret set at Glastonbury Festival Rusty Blazenhoff

A book about the rebellious history of the banjo Elías Villoro

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

music 40 Watt Club in Athens, Georgia, celebrates the 40th anniversary of debut R.E.M. EP Chronic Town Jennifer Sandlin

movies The Hunt looks like a thrill ride Devin Nealy

A kid painted a nice mural at her high school. Angry parents called it witchcraft and left her in tears at a "hate fest" school board meeting Rob Beschizza

Comic Books Love and Rockets gets a documentary after 40 years of being the best comic book ever made Mark Frauenfelder

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

music May 10, 1986: Rock Me Amadeus hit number on the UK Pop charts Devin Nealy

music Elvis Costello explains how to play the guitar, philosophically Thom Dunn

rock and roll Watch these hard-rocking hijabis crush a track Devin Nealy

tabloids World War III and Biden-Harris "knife fight" in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

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punk rock KEXP has a great retrospective on G.L.O.S.S. (Girls Living Outside Society's Shit) Thom Dunn

1980s Strawberry Switchblade is one of my favorite 1980s bands Popkin

racist All-girl rockers The Linda Lindas in talks to sign with Epitaph Records Rusty Blazenhoff

movies 50 Great Cult Films Gareth Branwyn

horror movies The origin story of Vampira Boing Boing