gun culture "Barrel Bands" are rings made from shotgun barrels Jennifer Sandlin

art Ward Sutton's faux conservative cartoonist "Kelly" goes highbrow in LA Ruben Bolling

music The Bop Spotter is listening to your music picks. But where is it? Rob Beschizza

News Suspect in custody, casualties reported in another school shooting Jason Weisberger

olympics ILL-ABILITIES showcases amazing differently-abled breakdancers Jennifer Sandlin

cover songs Hail Satan! AV Undercover is finally coming back! Thom Dunn

economics The Hobbit economy not bucolic utopia but tenant farming and ostentatious displays of clan wealth Rob Beschizza

Comic Books Read this incredible essay about Magneto, Judaism, and the legacy of the Holocaust Thom Dunn

ted talks A world of three cultures: honor, achievement, and joy Ruben Bolling

Delightful Creatures The whale-wide web of undersea song Roy Christopher

Technology Humans becoming whales in the Internet's digital ocean Roy Christopher

politics Uvalde mayor resigns "abruptly" Rob Beschizza

health Princess of Wales announces cancer diagnosis Rob Beschizza

Japan Why did a Japanese lord in the 16th century reject the gift of a clock? Yoy Luadha

mysteries Star jelly: a mysterious substance that has confounded the best minds for centuries Mark Frauenfelder

tinder IDF soldiers using selfies from Gaza on Tinder Natalie Dressed

death RIP: David Soul of "Starsky and Hutch" died yesterday at age 80 Carla Sinclair

politics Argentina elects far-right libertarian Javier Milei as president Rob Beschizza

History When the Black & Tans left Ireland for Palestine Thom Dunn

hollywood How a New York artist gave birth to James Bond's 007 logo Mark Cerulli