Science Ultraflat materials can be stuck together via wringing Andrea James

politics Public historians slam Trump's statue garden plan Jennifer Sandlin

interview Piers Morgan's interview with supposed Baby Reindeer stalker should make us all feel dirty Yoy Luadha

News DEA fuels moral panic over ADHD meds to justify its failed drug war Mark Frauenfelder

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

tabloids Joe Biden's "dementia" and Ghislaine Maxwell's "shocking photos' in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

afrofuturism Read Mark Dery's fabulous evisceration of a paleoconservative's hand-wringing review of the Met's Afrofuturist exhibition Mark Frauenfelder

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UK bans sales of carrier-locked phones Rob Beschizza

riots Authorities charge far-right extremists with attacking police at Black Lives Matter protests Thom Dunn

los angeles After six days, LA teachers settle their strike, wringing huge concessions out of the school district Cory Doctorow

racism EXCLUSIVE: Even MORE shocking video of the Covington teens Jason Weisberger

happy mutants The first cyberattack took place nearly 200 years ago in France Cory Doctorow

gender On "Eastern European Women" Jasmina Tesanovic

books Triangle — a new book about some very sneaky shapes Marykate Smith Despres

trump Facebook gave $120,000 to CPAC, half in cash and half in-kind contributions, Daily Beast reports Xeni Jardin

the rent is too damn high Man lives in a storage unit and explains how to get away with it Rob Beschizza

Games The 20 games you shouldn't miss in 2016 Brandon Boyer

Doctor Google Study shows MD diagnosis more accurate than Google, for now Jason Weisberger

politics TV news pioneer John McLaughlin dies at 89 Xeni Jardin