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

elections Meet Jackie Fielder, the recently homeless indigenous woman who's primarying a San Francisco Democrat in a state senate race Cory Doctorow

corruption EFF is gathering data on illegal surveillance of Dakota Access Pipeline water protectors Cory Doctorow

tabloids Biden suffers strokes, Prince Andrew's new sex scandal, and a UFO over America, in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

Ukraine Watch this mesmerizing performance by Ukrainian folk-pop-punk band DakhaBrakha Jennifer Sandlin

restaurants San Francisco Bay Area restaurants charge patrons who barf at brunch David Pescovitz

diplomacy US Secretary of State covers "Hoochie Coochie Man"on guitar at State Department function Thom Dunn

pop music Ex-Ticketmaster CEO blames vinyl album lengths on TikTok Thom Dunn

art Zippy the Pinhead creator Bill Griffith wins the National Cartoonists Society's Reuben Award Ruben Bolling

climate change Smash Mouth wrote "All Star" to warn us about climate change & anti-intellectualism and we turned it into a meme Thom Dunn

Eames How to spot a fake or hacked "vintage" Eames chair Bob Knetzger

Rockaway Beach New York beach closed after 65-year-old woman suffers a shark bite Carla Sinclair

Space Exoplanet "like a mirror" due to metallic clouds Rob Beschizza

death Proud trailer park lot owner and "gluttonous eater of fried foods and snack cakes" memorialized with wonderful obituary David Pescovitz

music Sicangu Lakota Hip Hop artist and music producer Frank Waln reimagines "Wild Horses." Elías Villoro

Nature China's "Darevil Stone" demolished due to people taking risky photos on its edge Popkin

tax day Abigail Disney and other Patriotic Millionaires stand outside Capitol with message: "Tax us!" (video) Carla Sinclair

DeSantisland Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine severely beaten at Florida gym — right after Def Leppard drummer attacked at Florida hotel Carla Sinclair

Chuck Berry RIP Chuck Berry, who died this day in 2017 Bob Knetzger

san francisco SF's Millennium Tower may not perform well in an earthquake Jason Weisberger