offworld Play it now: Jack MacQwerty Leigh Alexander

photography The history of Priscilla, 1969, the iconic image from Dinosaur, Jr.'s Green Mind Jennifer Sandlin

science fiction William Gibson on how he coined the word "cyberspace" (video) David Pescovitz

politics "At least" 16 dead in various Memorial Day shootings across U.S. Rob Beschizza

crime Wild footage released of shootout between bus driver and passenger upset he can't get off between stops Rob Beschizza

california 12-year-old boy graduates college with 5 degrees Rusty Blazenhoff

music The family of Tom Petty moves to block auction of what they say is stolen memorabilia Ruben Bolling

Food In a blind taste test the animal-like protein was preferred over 100% beef burger Elías Villoro

music The brilliance of Miles Davis's "live score" for the 1958 film Elevator To The Gallows Elías Villoro

special effects Watch "The Incredible Shrinking Man" (1957) for free on the Internet Archive Mark Frauenfelder

gop RNC chairperson thinks global economic chaos will help the Republican party Jason Weisberger

television Buy the "Cheers" bar. Or buy the original Batman and Robin costumes from the 1960s. Ruben Bolling

music Tina Turner dead at 83 Rob Beschizza

movies Have we moved beyond the martial arts superstar? Devin Nealy

animation HBO Max has decided to kick Metalocalypse out of the band Devin Nealy

protest Watch Warner Bros' CEO graduation speech get interrupted with boos and chants of "Pay your writers!" Thom Dunn

politics White supremacists sentenced over electricity substation plot Rob Beschizza

video games Mortal Kombat 12 is a reboot of Mortal Kombat 1 Grant St. Clair

trumpism Watch 1958's "I Married a Monster from Outer Space" a sci-fi horror allegory for ideological fanaticism Mark Frauenfelder

books "Marvel Comics in the 1970s" is a new book about a wild and trippy creative era Ruben Bolling