art A brief history of poisonous wallpaper Andrea James

politics How 1925 press dismissed the Klan at peak power Ellsworth Toohey

hollywood The history of a fake Hollywood cigarette brand Séamus Bellamy

rick astley Rick Astley and Blossoms cover The Smiths in secret set at Glastonbury Festival Rusty Blazenhoff

When the "songs that make you smile" are Smiths instrumentals Elías Villoro

police Iowa Police Chief arrested after selling black market military machine guns Thom Dunn

Opera Bizarre Black Lodge is a captivating punk pageant Jason Weisberger

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

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

books This is the best book of the past 125 years, according to New York Times Book Review readers David Pescovitz

vaccinations George Washington's smallpox inoculation mandate Jason Weisberger

Comics "Britain A Prophecy" Is A New Urban Fantasy in the tradition of 80s/90s Vertigo Books Thom Dunn

LGBTQ Read this powerful essay about mustaches, Blackness, and masculinity. Thom Dunn

fill the swamp Trump's Bureau of Land Management director is serving illegally and refuses to leave his post Thom Dunn

law Man who filmed fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery is arrested for murder, 3rd arrest in Georgia investigation Xeni Jardin

Robert Anton Wilson Wilson and Shea's Illuminatus! trilogy to become TV series Gareth Branwyn

music When William S. Burroughs met Bob Dylan David Pescovitz

law Supreme Court of Canada to rule on the enforceability of arbitration clauses Cory Doctorow

movies Lovely survey of 2017's best cinematography Andrea James

sexual assault Terry Crews names his sexual assaulter: William Morris Endeavor superagent Adam Venit Mark Frauenfelder