deaths James Randi dead at 92 Rob Beschizza

Frauds Classic video: James Randi exposes psychic fraudster Mark Frauenfelder

politics Trump tries the COVID defense Jason Weisberger

music Picture Show: A Tribute Celebrating John Prine is available to watch online, but only for this weekend Jennifer Sandlin

music Watch Kurt Vile and friends perform John Prine's "Crazy as a Loon" Jennifer Sandlin

occult The Enduring Legacy of Parapsychologist J.B. Rhine Mitch Horowitz

Space Webb and Hubble combine power for astonishing image of Phantom Galaxy David Pescovitz

movies John Leguizamo isn't happy with James Franco playing Fidel Castro Devin Nealy

tabloids 100 reasons to love America (and several reasons to hate it) in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

fraud The Amazing Randi debunked sweaty "magnetic" people Jason Weisberger

mistakes Man in mask walks into police station with assault rifle, is told sternly to put it down Rob Beschizza

noads The man who destroyed skepticism Mitch Horowitz

debunkers James Randi demagnetizes gentleman Mark Frauenfelder

tabloids An Epstein tell-all, a vengeful Queen wannabe, and Harry & Meghan's final insult, in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

photography A modern mudlarker finds treasures washed up on the River Thames banks David Pescovitz

bernie sanders They said Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's message wouldn't play in the midwest, now she and Bernie are headed to Kansas Cory Doctorow

military-industrial complex UFO IPO-182 – Take me to your dealer: the Pentagon UFO story, crowdfunding, and Blink-182 Phil Torrone

fake news Where ISIS will strike next, FBI grills Malia Obama, and Prince Charles is a Killer, in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

trump Trump's #MuslimBan temporarily blocked nationwide by U.S. judge in Washington state Xeni Jardin