jim crow Sputtering mad Eric Bolling walks off BBC spot about Georgia's new Jim Crow law Mark Frauenfelder

History The wonderful You Must Remember This podcast returns to tell the secret history of Disney's most racist movie, Song of the South Cory Doctorow

law Heirs' property: how southern states allow white land developers to steal reconstruction-era land from Black families Cory Doctorow

books Challenge Racist Narratives with Watermelons, Nooses, and Straight Razors, a New Book and Teaching Tool David Pilgrim

books Matt Ruff talks about his masterful antiracist novel Lovecraft Country, out in paperback today Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Matt Ruff's "Lovecraft Country," where the horror is racism (not racist) Cory Doctorow

racism Black travel guide for a racist America David Pescovitz

donald trump Badly confused Donald Trump calls for Johnny Carson to replace Jimmy Kimmel Ellsworth Toohey

Republicans against trump B'Bye Trump! Many in GOP — including former Trump staffers — join "Republicans for Harris" Carla Sinclair

louisiana Louisiana legalizes surgical castration for felons Thom Dunn

politics Rep. Byron Donalds suggests slavery had upsides Jason Weisberger

Science A physicist dismantles Terrence Howard's nonsensical "theory of everything" Gail Sherman

Art and Design Eisner Award-winner Craig Yoe launches surreal graphic novel: WOMAN & MAN+ Mark Frauenfelder

sesame street Ad transforms Oscar the Grouch into darling of the contemporary art world Jennifer Sandlin

Entertainment The best roller coaster you've (likely) never ridden Ruben Bolling

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

mississippi In an appeal to racists, a Mississippi State senator sides with rebel slavers Jason Weisberger

A book about the rebellious history of the banjo Elías Villoro

crime Disgraced entertainer Rolf Harris dead at 93 Rob Beschizza

movies Christopher Nolan "tricked" studio into casting Cillian Murphy in Batman Begins Devin Nealy