a sudden bout of the ick Melania looks utterly sick and miserable standing next to Trump at Barron's graduation (photo) Carla Sinclair

music Kathy Bates lip-syncing Bruno Mars Rusty Blazenhoff

offworld Everyday Misanthrope, the game about making people miserable Laura Hudson

law Puerto Rico supreme court allows nonspecific gender choice on birth certificates Rob Beschizza

tv Live-action adaptation One Piece returns for Season 2 Grant St. Clair

tech Microsoft shuts down Skype after 22 years of service Rob Beschizza

donald trump "The Mar-a-Lago of mass incarceration": Trump demands to reopen Alcatraz Jason Weisberger

comedy LA: Indie comedy screening to benefit fire relief Jason Weisberger

Technology Microsoft finally putting Skype out of our misery Ellsworth Toohey

Comics "You'll Do Bad Things" might be the most gorgeous horror comic you read this year Thom Dunn

politics How a dictator keeps things fresh: From polonium tea to severed cables Ellsworth Toohey

food safety Fired Disney World manager accused of dangerous menu hacking revenge plot Ellsworth Toohey

politics Texas bigots cowardly sneaking threats on to yard signs Jason Weisberger

extreme measures Disneyland arrests mom who allegedly lied about kids' ages to get them in for free (video) Carla Sinclair

Lord of the Rings This Nazgûl morning routine is the best worst way to start your day Thom Dunn

Disney Families go broke for Disneyland: Are magical memories worth the financial misery? Yoy Luadha

Science Twister sequel anticipated to spur a wave of amateur storm chasers Jason Weisberger

health "Razor blades in my throat": FLiRT Covid variants packing a nasty punch Mark Frauenfelder

Emerging nations crippled by $29 trillion in debt while creditors milk surcharges Ellsworth Toohey

Delightful Creatures The sad, strange story of a taxidermied elephant Natalie Dressed