music Paul Simon explains his song "Mrs. Robinson" to Dick Cavett (1970) Mark Frauenfelder

Entertainment Bad writing becomes an art form in annual contest for world's worst prose Ellsworth Toohey

1980s 80 songs from the 80s, performed by members of Magnetic Fields, TMBG, and more Thom Dunn

crime Washington man pleads guilty to "killing spree" of bald eagles for profit Mark Frauenfelder

tabloids Scientology doomed, Royal family doomed, and Island of the Damned in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

80s music Listen to two awesome versions of "the greatest song ever written" Jennifer Sandlin

marvel comics Marvel Comics has finally brought back the gun-toting animals of Brute Force Thom Dunn

doormats Can anyone identify Mike Pence? Nope, Trump's former VP is unrecognizable (amusing video) Carla Sinclair

Weird How is this dead bird floating high in the air? (video) David Pescovitz

music Listen to Paul Simon's unusual solo recording of "The Sound of Silence" from 1965 David Pescovitz

climate change Lancet releases new report on the health impacts of climate change Thom Dunn

art Celebrating the 35th anniversary of Star Trek: The Next Generation with mixed-media meme art Gareth Branwyn

music Nancy Wilson explains the insanely complicated opening to Heart's "Crazy on You" David Pescovitz

short films Watch a once-lost silent neorealist gangster movie made by the Clash Thom Dunn

music Take a trip back to November 29, 1965 with this pristine color copy of the music show Hullabaloo Mark Frauenfelder

art What happened to the nerdy girl from Rock and Roll High School? Mark Frauenfelder

spotify Listen to James Baldwin's record collection on Spotify Janelle Hessig

The Beatles Simon Pegg on where the four Beatles' voices are found in your mouth Gareth Branwyn

music Juliette Gréco, French chanteuse, dies at 93 Xeni Jardin

music video Iggy Pop's "The Passenger" gets a video after 43 years Gareth Branwyn