News U.S. guided missile maker goes dark on social media after Gaza photo gets circulated Mark Frauenfelder

politics Running Scared: Trump wants another phony press conference Jason Weisberger

politics In his sex-obsessed newsletter, Paul Gosar calls for General Milley to be executed Mark Frauenfelder

privacy Apple says it will pull Messages and FaceTime if UK forces back-door access to its encryption Mark Frauenfelder

classic horror The Wicker Man celebrates its 50th anniversary Jennifer Sandlin

audiobooks Elfquest audio movie announced, with livestream event Friday Rob Beschizza

All the President's Rage, by intrepid reporter Bob Woodward Ruben Bolling

politics Trump admitted he intentionally downplayed coronavirus threat, new Bob Woodward book claims Xeni Jardin

tabletop games The codebreaking game Mastermind is 50 years old Mark Frauenfelder

Food The Washington Post food critic wore a hilarious disguise for a live interview John Struan

uk UK government is using child spies Séamus Bellamy

picks Adnan Syed's conviction reinstated by Maryland Court of Appeals Xeni Jardin

happy mutants #SAD: Doonesbury's collected Trump strips afflict the comfortable and comfort the afflicted Cory Doctorow

fake news Tabloids turn on Trump, Brad and Jen reunite, and Natalie Wood's death mystery solved, in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

fear based presidency Bob Woodward's new book reveals the "nervous breakdown" of Trump's presidency Mark Frauenfelder

media Marked for death – and the stars who defy the tabloids. Peter Sheridan

politics 370 economists sign letter slamming Trump for 'magical thinking and conspiracy theories' Xeni Jardin

media CIA recruited a hooker to kill Scalia: National Enquirer Peter Sheridan

usausausa Nuanced profile of the Oklahoma County where "no one believes in climate change" Cory Doctorow

Science Strange thrust: the unproven science that could propel our children into space Charles Platt