politics Conservative politician shared office with "Sugar Daddy" website Rob Beschizza

History Pirate Bay financier dies in plane crash Rob Beschizza

olympics ILL-ABILITIES showcases amazing differently-abled breakdancers Jennifer Sandlin

bears Six family members infected with brain worms after chowing down on bear meat Carla Sinclair

music Go vote for your favorites in Metallica's inaugural marching band competition Jennifer Sandlin

tabloids Putin kills cows in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

books Here's the real story behind the "Choose Your Own Adventure" books David Pescovitz

Disney Disneyland's lovable fox was rude with park-goers in China, offending fans Carla Sinclair

COVID-19 Texas doctor blames Texas republicans for 'killing their fellow Texans' Jason Weisberger

unions Enjoy this free onboarding kit for organizing laborers in tech Thom Dunn

drugs Celebs talk about tripping balls in "Have a Good Trip" documentary Rusty Blazenhoff

Games Japan's "Filthiest Underground Gaming Magazine" enters the Internet Archive Rob Beschizza

tabloids End of the British monarchy, FBI's Epstein cover-up, and Mary Poppins' orgy, in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

Business After Trump reversed Obama's restrictions on private federal prisons, states started banning them instead Cory Doctorow

health People with diabetes are scouring the internet for a discontinued insulin pump that can be reprogrammed as an "artificial pancreas" Cory Doctorow

art The Weird of Wendy Pini Rob Beschizza

Kids New York City: Kick off the weekend by buying cookies from these homeless Girl Scouts Séamus Bellamy

books Cult of Personality: Two crime writers discuss the allure of cults in their own dark fiction Alex Segura

Science The sophisticated, hidden ways that trees cooperate and protect each other Cory Doctorow