Lowell Farms: A Cannabis Cafe First cannabis cafe in the US opens today Carla Sinclair

lobsters The Lovecraftian horror of Lobster Mickey Mouse has been unearthed once more Thom Dunn

public toilets Spanish city charges $750 to pee in the ocean Mark Frauenfelder

Culture Southern culture magazine is a musical delight Bob Knetzger

schools MA Governor calls in the National Guard to drive students to school Thom Dunn

architecture Fourth death at "The Vessel" sculpture in New York City's Hudson Yards Rob Beschizza

beat generation Remembering Jack Kerouac, born today in 1922 Gareth Branwyn

racism Massachusetts school administrator resigns after calling colleague a "kike" on live TV and referring to himself as "an Archie Bunker" David Pescovitz

Weird What is this mystery beast photographed in Maine? David Pescovitz

trump Trump boasts of hydrosonic toothbrush missiles again Xeni Jardin

politics Names reported in Trump bribery-for-pardon scheme: Elliott Broidy, Abbe Lowell, Sanford Diller, Hugh L. Baras Xeni Jardin

math Best 1950s kids' science books Mark Frauenfelder

attack ads Anti-Trump Conservative PAC launches a brutal attack ad against Arizona Senator Martha McSally Thom Dunn

drugs Magic mushrooms in a nasal spray David Pescovitz

elections Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign maintains a page of anti-endorsements: denunciations from billionaire ghouls and their enablers Cory Doctorow

politics Jared Kushner uses WhatsApp to talk with foreign leaders, claims Cummings Xeni Jardin

politics But Her Emails: Ivanka Trump used personal email account for messages about her government work Xeni Jardin

book reviews To Read Aloud is a portal straight to that Middle Earth where magic happens Ferdinando Buscema

standing on little people Prankster tricks Jared Kushner's lawyer into believing he had Lego fetish porn on his private server Mark Frauenfelder

drugs Cannabis bouquet delivery service David Pescovitz