hair Watch this guy's hair grow out in a two-year span Rusty Blazenhoff

Journalism Africa is littered with abandoned poorly-planned aid projects Andrea James

dear leader America the Bootlickable: Trump illegally defiles national park pass with his face Jason Weisberger

politics Mainstream media quit Pentagon rather than sign pledge Rob Beschizza

california The Battle of Los Angeles: ICE raids, peaceful protests, and political theatrics Jason Weisberger

real estate Brown University returns land stolen early from Native Americans Thom Dunn

King Charles dead in 6 months, and Biden & Trump "get down and dirty" in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

art Watch "The Death of David Cronenberg" (2021) Jennifer Sandlin

True stories John Sundman shares a life-changing experience from 50 years ago as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Senegal Mark Frauenfelder

capitalism The failed promises of exporting American-style capitalism Elías Villoro

books The Metamodernism of Hanzi Freinacht Ferdinando Buscema

abolish the dea After lengthy legal battle. the DEA reluctantly returns innocent man's life savings Mark Frauenfelder

News Trump pardons Steve Bannon, Elliot Broidy, Lil Wayne, others — 73 pardons, 70 commutations Xeni Jardin

police How funds from major fossil fuel corporations help control police departments Thom Dunn

happy mutants Exit West: beautifully wrought novel about refugees, mobility and borders Cory Doctorow

rats An update from the War on Rats Jason Weisberger

books Less than Human, More than Human Jasmina Tesanovic

smurfs Review / Smurfs: The Lost Village Rob Beschizza

fake news Hillary Clinton's a Russian spy, Jennifer Aniston's sex swap shame, and own your own alien – in this week's tabloids Peter Sheridan

police CCTV-studded, teargas-shooting, water-cannon-ed riot-control killdozer Cory Doctorow