astronomy Thomas Wright's gorgeous 1750 drawings of the cosmos Clive Thompson

Entertainment Conspiracy Theory Rock: The SNL cartoon that may or may not have been banned Ruben Bolling

music Here's a primer on the far-out sounds of free jazz David Pescovitz

movies Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Robert Eggers team up for Nosferatu Devin Nealy

politics NYT: Supreme Court justice Samuel Alito leaked 2014 anti-contraception ruling to evangelicals Rob Beschizza

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pride month Until Pulse, the UpStairs Lounge arson fire was the "largest gay mass murder in U.S. history" Jennifer Sandlin

Spider-Man A secret YouTube archive lets you compare disasters from the infamous SPIDER-MAN musical Thom Dunn

movies 'The Batman' trailer reveals Robert Pattinson as the eponymous crimefighter Andrea James

tabloids Killing the Queen, John Lennon's murder, and William Shatner's talking horses in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

poetry Joy Harjo named 23rd Poet Laureate, first Native American to serve in U.S. position of honor Xeni Jardin

video This Queen for a Day image series was made completely from scratch Andrea James

art The Weird of Wendy Pini Rob Beschizza

happy mutants 2017 Hugo nominees announced Cory Doctorow

Harold and Maude Check out this re-creation of the 'Harold and Maude' Jaguar hearse Rusty Blazenhoff

science fiction Remembering the original, Harold Pinter screen adaptation of The Handmaid's Tale Cory Doctorow

family LIGHTS! CAMERA! NORTON! Three films about the Emperor of the United States Jason Weisberger

Kids For sale: the toy blocks Einstein played with as a kid Cory Doctorow

movies Watch: movie directors using color to mess with your mind David Pescovitz

politics Robert Reich's open letter on the downticket and future legacy of Bernie Sanders Cory Doctorow