batman Jan and Dean meet Batman Jason Weisberger

crime Cathedral dean accused of stealing baseball cards from Walmart Rob Beschizza

books Kerouac's 121-foot scroll of On the Road goes to auction for up to $4M Ellsworth Toohey

Robert Anton Wilson's 45-year span of political essays challenges traditional left-right thinking Mark Frauenfelder

politics DOJ crisis deepens as veteran prosecutor refuses climate fund freeze Ellsworth Toohey

art Drew Friedman's latest book: Shtick Figures: The Cool, the Comical, the Crazy Mark Frauenfelder

News Florida squatter's $700k condo heist lands him 40 years behind bars Ellsworth Toohey

politics Trump's VP pick widens the ideological gap Jason Weisberger

great escapes Gov. Abbott pulls a "Cancun Cruz," boasting about Asia trip while Hurricane Beryl pummels Texas Carla Sinclair

labor Costco to sell books only during holiday season Natalie Dressed

proud boys Seditious "Proud Boy" Joe Biggs gets 17 years Jason Weisberger

gadgets HP covers printer's USB port with warning sticker to make sure you don't go right ahead and use it Rob Beschizza

Culture Enjoy this tri-lingual Indigenous podcast in Quechua, Spanish and English Elías Villoro

documentary Classic skateboarding film The Devil's Toy captures the spirit of the sport in Montreal in the 1960s Jennifer Sandlin

Brian David Gilbert Short "camcorder horror" film explores memory, trauma, and loss Jennifer Sandlin

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

art Celebrating the 35th anniversary of Star Trek: The Next Generation with mixed-media meme art Gareth Branwyn

Frauds Library's prized manuscript page written by Galileo, not written by Galileo Jason Weisberger

ESP Is Precognition Real? Mitch Horowitz

music Watch the hyperkinetic frenzy of No Wave band The Stick Men on the TV show that helped inspire Pee-wee's Playhouse David Pescovitz