politics Prepare for the worst: journalists who survived dictators sound alarm over Trump's press threats Ellsworth Toohey
bizarre competitions Wolfing down scalding hot biscuits and other weird contests from 1897 Mark Frauenfelder
Alex Jones Alex Jones' whimpering sob fest is a masterclass in pathetic self-pity (video) Ellsworth Toohey
werner herzog The curious history of the dancing chicken in Werner Herzog's 1977 film Stroszek Jennifer Sandlin
books An interview with cartoonist Kate Beaton on the environmental aspects of her graphic novel "Ducks" Ruben Bolling
politics A short documentary on gun violence: "The United States and Mexico: The Same Guns Are Killing Us." Elías Villoro
Republicans Milo Yiannopoulous may have scammed Marjorie Taylor Greene and Kanye West Jason Weisberger
"Dig Where Your Stand", Swedish rallying cry for workers, translated into English for the first time Elías Villoro
pride The New York Times called out for editorial bias about transgender, non-binary, and gender non-conforming people by its own writers Jason Weisberger
not-so-cheap entertainment A 6-year-old boy "played" with his dad's Grubhub app, ordering $1,000 worth of food Carla Sinclair