top talent Primus' new drummer submitted an awesome audition—Hear it for yourself! Jennifer Sandlin

the divided states of america Two-bit Trump refuses to call Gov. Tim Walz after lawmaker's assassination: "Why waste time?" (video) Carla Sinclair

movies The Mission: Impossible films, ranked Greg Nussen

tabloids Melania's Pay-Off and King Charles "master-stroke" in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

History New Netflix movie about the Chicago 7 trial, starring Sacha Baron Cohen as Abbie Hoffman David Pescovitz

new york city Legendary East Village corner store, Gem Spa, closes its doors Gareth Branwyn

Business Mobile World Congress canceled, coronavirus made it "impossible" to hold the event – GSMA Xeni Jardin

activism JOHN WILCOCK: The Brutal 1968 DNC and Abbie Hoffman's Illegal Forehead Ethan Persoff

activism JOHN WILCOCK: Paul Krassner and the Birth of the Political Prankster Group, YIPPIE! Ethan Persoff

military JOHN WILCOCK: Applying for a Permit to Exorcise the Pentagon of Evil Spirits, Levitating It Ten Feet Off the Ground Ethan Persoff

sexual assault Sexual assault claim emerges against Trump's nominee for Joint Chiefs vice chairman, Gen. John Hyten Xeni Jardin

Robert Anton Wilson A review of Cosmic Trigger, a play based on Robert Anton Wilson's autobiography Ferdinando Buscema

magic Beyond Brookledge, May 19-21st at the iconic Mission Inn Jason Weisberger

politics 370 economists sign letter slamming Trump for 'magical thinking and conspiracy theories' Xeni Jardin

obits RIP, Tom Hayden: Yippie, radical, politician, author Cory Doctorow

impressions Celebrity "nano-impressions" with master impressionist Jim Meskimen Xeni Jardin

Musical instruments "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" played on a 1929 Theremin Mark Frauenfelder

Beyond Brookledge – A weekend of entertainment beyond your imagination Mark Frauenfelder

Self-Dissection: a conversation with satirical English author Will Self Mark Dery