music Queens of the Stone Age cover Romeo Void's Never Say Never Devin Nealy

History Harvard's $27.50 copy of the Magna Carta may be one of 7 issued by Longshanks in 1300 Rob Beschizza

animal attacks Snorkeler pries open the jaws of a crocodile "to get my head out" Carla Sinclair

mlk Watch Bob Dylan, Stevie Wonder, and Peter, Paul, and Mary perform at the first official celebration of the MLK, Jr. holiday in 1986 Jennifer Sandlin

climate change Giant hailstones are breaking new records Thom Dunn

foo fighters 12-year-old drummer Nandi Bushell to join Foo Fighters for Taylor Hawkins tribute concert Carla Sinclair

rock and roll Watch Taylor Hawkins perform Queen's "Somebody To Love" days before his tragic death Thom Dunn

music Singer/songwriter Mark Lanegan, RIP David Pescovitz

outstanding covers Sharon Van Etten's cover of "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding?" featuring Josh Homme Gareth Branwyn

Flash The Queen of England frigging loves Flash Gordon Séamus Bellamy

films The deleted "Stairway to Heaven" scene from "Almost Famous" Gareth Branwyn

new york city A day in NY in the early 1980s through the eyes of musicians, artists, activists, filmmakers, and more Gareth Branwyn

animals Python smuggles itself out of Australia by hiding in a woman's shoe on an airplane David Pescovitz

music Watch a fantastic documentary about psych pioneer Roky Erickson David Pescovitz

candy I will get fat eating retro candy Richard Kaufman

Iggy Pop Iggy Pop breaks down the song "American Valhalla" Mark Frauenfelder

music Tower Records store on LA's Sunset Strip returns to life, one night only Xeni Jardin

Self-Dissection: a conversation with satirical English author Will Self Mark Dery

50 years ago, the World's Fair promised a life of leisure. We're still waiting Bob Sullivan