tucker carlson Tucker Carlson on Trump: "I hate him passionately." Mark Frauenfelder

phonies Weird Al steps forward to disclaim Kid Rock parody video: "That's not me. That's actually Kid Rock." Mark Frauenfelder

music The mysterious curse of the ninth symphony that haunted famous composers Popkin

music Listen to the first new The Cure song since 2008 Thom Dunn

music 25 years of "Short Music for Short People," the greatest music compilation ever made Thom Dunn

books Silly Symphonies: New book beautifully publishes Disney comic strips from the 1930s Ruben Bolling

Booth and the Bad Angel is a Badalamenti classic worth revisiting Elías Villoro

tabloids Royal rampages and facelifts in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

dune These facts about dunes will blow you away Annie Rauwerda

happy mutants Remembering Moondog, The Viking of 6th Avenue Mark Frauenfelder

california Where unsold items end up after Oakland's huge White Elephant Sale Rusty Blazenhoff

books New rare book catalogue features a Soviet Space Race picture book with backyard-built rocket Rebecca Romney

trump Why tabloid reporters are like Donald Trump Peter Sheridan

wristwatches Watch expert has a hard time telling the difference between an Omega Seamaster watch and a knock-off Mark Frauenfelder

humor Trump's nuclear holocaust is "way bigger than the old Holocaust" Cory Doctorow

politics Mitt Romney: Donald Trump is a phony, a fraud Mark Frauenfelder

Kanye West Who said it: Charles Manson or Kanye West? B.R. O'Deal