nocomment Circus is a chilling story written by Tom Waits, Narrated by Ken Nordine, Illustrated by Joe Coleman Popkin

sleep Doom metal that sounds like it walked out of a Frank Franzetta painting Natalie Dressed

science fiction Famed DOS-era word processor WordStar 7 made available for modern machines Rob Beschizza

bruce springsteen The enduring power of Bruce Springsteen's music: a fan's journey Mark Cerulli

cannabis The racist roots of the term "marijuana" Carolyn Townsend

capitalist killjoy Stanley water bottle madness grips America Jennifer Sandlin

cults "Warrior Poet" performs an ode to breasts and bodily autonomy, except when it comes to implants Jennifer Sandlin

gadgets HP covers printer's USB port with warning sticker to make sure you don't go right ahead and use it Rob Beschizza

politics Spoken word artist Saul Williams released the EP "Not in My Name" two decades ago Elías Villoro

music Tina Turner dead at 83 Rob Beschizza

documentary Classic skateboarding film The Devil's Toy captures the spirit of the sport in Montreal in the 1960s Jennifer Sandlin

music Jazz innovator Wayne Shorter, RIP David Pescovitz

books Lumpen: the politically infused funk music band of the Black Panther Party Elías Villoro

music 10 covers of MMMBop, in case you need more MMMBop in your life! Jennifer Sandlin

prison The Corrections Project documentary series tackles America's carceral state Elías Villoro

politics Arizona's MAGA fascists are sore losers—and well deserving of the f-word Elías Villoro

decolonialism Frantz Fanon's Christmas Eve story Elías Villoro

16 cover versions of Three is a Magic Number, which turned 50 this year Jennifer Sandlin