travel mishaps Oops! Frontier Airlines sent passenger to Jamaica instead of Jacksonville — without a passport Carla Sinclair

History "The Christmas Uprising" in Jamaica, 1831, heralded the end of slavery in the British Empire Elías Villoro

mermaids Mean mermaid blamed for fatal car crashes in Jamaica David Pescovitz

spooks Phone scammer tried to con William Webster, the only person ever to serve as director of both the CIA and FBI: it did not go well Cory Doctorow

corruption The growth of Jamaican phone-scamming caused a crime-wave and martial law in Montego Bay Cory Doctorow

music Watch the '60 Minutes' episode "The Rastafarians" (1980) with Bob Marley David Pescovitz

remix Jamaican Thundercats Rob Beschizza

History Jamaica wants slavery reparations from the UK Cory Doctorow

music Ska is the mother of reggae David Pescovitz

supreme court ProPublica releases information on 38 additional billionaire-funded vacations that Clarence Thomas failed to report Jason Weisberger

Rockaway Beach New York beach closed after 65-year-old woman suffers a shark bite Carla Sinclair

music Interview with DJ Kool Herc and Cindy Campbell about the 1973 party where hip-hop began David Pescovitz

tabloids Bimbo Duchess and a giant UFO in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

music Third man just charged with 2002 murder of Run-DMC's Jam Master Jay David Pescovitz

actors Acting coach says"You're grounded!" in 20+ very different accents and it's hypnotic (video) David Pescovitz