pollution New Orleans pulls 46 tons of Mardi Gras beads from storm drains Séamus Bellamy

world records Meet the winners of this year's Worm Charming Championships Thom Dunn

proactive bystanders Tourists stop woman from burning down Martin Luther King Jr.'s house (video) Carla Sinclair

Happy Mutants Coast to Coast AM has uploaded 422 episodes of Art Bell Jennifer Sandlin

Mars Martian days are moving faster than they used to, and no one knows why Thom Dunn

politics Continuing the work of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee, challenging racism since the 1960s Elías Villoro

racism Battle of the victims: how Asian hate and the housing crisis collide in the city Maddie Lee

processed cheese food product Paint your nails with Velveeta Jennifer Sandlin

tabloids Bill Clinton and the Queen at death's door in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

dune These facts about dunes will blow you away Annie Rauwerda

animation In "Color Me," anxiety feels like a Cronenberg film Andrea James

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uk The Chinafication of the internet continues as the UK proposes blocking any service that hosts "illegal" or "harmful" material Cory Doctorow

fake news Hoover killed JFK, RFK & MLK, Brad Pitt's private hell, and Mick Jagger's mental disorder, in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

politics Steve King's racism finally catches up with him, House GOP may kick him off committee seats Xeni Jardin

designer humans Could we accidentally bestow human-style awareness into a pig? Arwen Elys Dayton

Entertainment 'Mars' Season 2 is a perfect blend of fiction and science-based documentary Adam Gelbart

happy mutants Warren Ellis on the unique narrative power of comics Cory Doctorow

Spanish Inquisition The creepy/cool robes that heretics were forced to wear during the Spanish Inquisition Mark Frauenfelder