slavery Confederate memorial removed to make way for John Lewis statue Rob Beschizza

racism Read this final essay by Rep. John Lewis on the day of his funeral Xeni Jardin

cosplay Civil rights leader Rep. John Lewis cosplayed as himself at Comic Con. Janelle Hessig

politics Rep. John Lewis, 1940-2020 Rob Beschizza

science Earth now way outside "safe operating space for humanity," says new report Carla Sinclair

crime Prime suspect in 1982 Tylenol murders dead at 76 Rob Beschizza

discrimination High-flying LA attorneys' toxic emails revealed Mark Frauenfelder

music Rock and roll pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis, RIP David Pescovitz

portraits This video of Brother Theodore sparring with Jerry Lewis on Merv Griffin in 1966 is incredible Mark Frauenfelder

tabloids Kamala Backstabs Biden in last week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

oddities How a bizarre coincidence on a newspaper front page led to a stolen wallet arrest in 2007 Mark Frauenfelder

politics Mitch McConnell: "African-American voters are voting in just as high a percentage as Americans" David Pescovitz

fashion Department store apologizes for selling child's party dress called "Lollita" David Pescovitz

tabloids Fauci and Royal Nazis in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

words Video looks at popular words first coined in books Mark Frauenfelder

movies The Porsche 928 from Risky Business is up for auction David Pescovitz

geophys 'Time Team' is making a comeback and you can help Jason Weisberger

News Trump pardons Steve Bannon, Elliot Broidy, Lil Wayne, others — 73 pardons, 70 commutations Xeni Jardin

planets Scientists discover "bizarre hell planet" where it rains rocks into lava oceans Thom Dunn

LGBTQ Read this powerful essay about mustaches, Blackness, and masculinity. Thom Dunn