music The guy who shot Ronald Reagan and the guy from Eve6 talk about hope and redemption Thom Dunn

politics GOP Senators enjoying their Dunning-Kruger party Jason Weisberger

History Vintage travel guide accidentally becomes masterpiece of tourist horror fiction Ellsworth Toohey

video games Carmen Sandiego switched sides Jason Weisberger

books Swearing improves grip strength, Halloween sees a spike in child ADHD diagnoses, and more 2024 learnings David Pescovitz

folk music John Hinckley Jr, would-be assassin of Ronald Reagan, signs record deal for debut vinyl album Thom Dunn

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

tabloids Joe Biden's "dementia" and Ghislaine Maxwell's "shocking photos' in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

tabloids Sex, meth and flatulence in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

Games The new, GPT-3-powered version of AI Dungeon is scarily good Mark Frauenfelder

LGBTQ YouTube totally blows it on response to Steven Crowder's hate channel Xeni Jardin

Copyfight Blame authors' fortunes on monopolism, not university professors, booksellers and librarians — UPDATED Cory Doctorow

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News Senate rejects GOP effort to repeal Obamacare without a replacement Xeni Jardin

News Reality Leigh Winner, 25, arrested and charged with leaking top-secret NSA docs on Russia hacks to The Intercept Xeni Jardin

books The final Pratchett: The Shepherd's Crown Cory Doctorow

rape Missing: Saudi prince accused of sexually abusing women held in his $37m Beverly Hills compound Xeni Jardin

Excerpts King of the Weeds: the final Mike Hammer novel Mickey Spillane