music Listen to the isolated vocal tracks from "London Calling" Thom Dunn

music Watch the Pogues perform "London Calling" with Joe Strummer for the first time ever on St. Patrick's Day 1988 Thom Dunn

podcasts A great new podcast explores the cultural and political impact of the Only Band That Matters: the Clash Thom Dunn

brazil Buying sunglasses in Brazil requires a degree in psychological bargaining tactics Ellsworth Toohey

travel The famed crooked house of Windsor is now a cafe bar and bottle shop Popkin

music The Beatles reunited last night on stage in London Allan Rose Hill

bruce springsteen The enduring power of Bruce Springsteen's music: a fan's journey Mark Cerulli

happy mutants Sam Barsky has knitted 160 of his fabulous sweaters depicting famous landmarks, but he doesn't sell them because he wears them "every day, all the time" Jennifer Sandlin

politics UK conservative politicians and their staff in private Facebook groups full of racist, sexist, homophobic postings Rob Beschizza

tabloids King Charles robs the dead in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

punk rock Revisiting the Clash's American debut: The 45th anniversary of "Give 'Em Enough Rope" Mark Frauenfelder

london "Like Covid with legs" — bedbug infestation in Paris is driving people to extreme behavior Mark Frauenfelder

politics Italy's fascist, racist prime minister sues singer Brian Molko for calling her fascist, racist Rob Beschizza

deaths Barry Humphries, famed as Dame Edna, dead at 89 Rob Beschizza

tabloids Boozy Obamas and Trump's civil war in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

san francisco SF Bay Area bridge 'Bay Lights' go dark Rusty Blazenhoff

music The Judy's: Punk/New Wave spawned from a Texas suburb "transcending nostalgia's sterilization." Elías Villoro

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

science fiction William Gibson's sci-fi thriller, The Peripheral, coming to Amazon Prime Gareth Branwyn

california California diner Rudy's Can't Fail Cafe 'fails' Rusty Blazenhoff