COVID-19 Here are some songs about unions and workers' rights, to raise money for COVID-19 relief funds Thom Dunn

uk McDonald's workers across the UK are striking Cory Doctorow

The Beatles Jimi Hendrix performed "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" live days after its release Rusty Blazenhoff

footage Afroman filmed the cops raiding his home and made funny music videos with the footage. Now they're suing him over their hurt feelings. Rob Beschizza

riley june williams Pennsylvania woman who helped steal Nancy Pelosi's laptop on Jan. 6 sentenced to 3 years in prison Carla Sinclair

tabloids Aliens built the Pyramids and monitor Earth, in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

mistakes Australians warned not to touch or even approach the poisonous Dendrocnide moroides trees there Rob Beschizza

pollution Residents distrust Boring Company's plan to dump wastewater in a river Jason Weisberger

science fiction Flux is a dizzying, dazzling debut novel about trauma, time travel, and 80s cop shows Thom Dunn

politics Public university president bans drag show and promises to ignore "the law of the land" Rob Beschizza

palindromes This whole week is made up of palindrome dates! Jennifer Sandlin

nineties Pauly Shore shares Ben Stiller's 'Encino Man' screen test Rusty Blazenhoff

whales Giant whale sinks 44-foot boat, sailors rescued David Pescovitz

animals Colorado mountain lion claws at man sitting in a hot tub Carla Sinclair

banana republic Abandoned Republic is a website that archives vintage Banana Republic Catalogs Jennifer Sandlin