Remember Michael Moore? He has a new movie coming out, and we’d better damn well pay attention. As mentioned early in this article, he was one of the few left-leaning pundits who called the election for Trump ahead of the voting. I didn’t believe it was possible at the time, but, well, things have changed. You may not like him, but he’s well worth listening to.

How did the dinosaurs go extinct? Asteroid impact, right? Maybe. But maybe not… And therein lies an acrimonious disagreement filled with academic badmouthing, backstabbing, and name-calling. It’s a serious scientific brawl that you probably had no idea was even going on (which is largely because the “Impactors” camp doesn’t want you to!).

As I write this the Mendocino Complex fire – now the largest wildfire in California history – is approaching 100% containment. As we approach the heart of fire season it’s with the understanding that realization that the threat of wildfire is only getting worse and more year-round – six of the ten largest fires in California history have occurred within the last ten years. This story takes place up in Oregon, but provides a very good example of what happens when the geography that draws tourists to admire it catches fire at the worst time.

Unless you’ve been under a rock, you’re no doubt aware of the poisoning of a former Russian spy in the UK last year – there have been international sanctions imposed on Russia by most of the world (even as Trump says Putin is a great guy). But what went down with the poisoning? What was the poison itself? And what’s the aftermath? This article examines all of that and puts it forward in a rather terrifying narrative.

“Pantsuit Sasquatch” by Molly Lewis

None other than Aimee Mann tweeted, “It’s rare that I hear a song I wish I’d written. This is a beautiful and heartbreaking song about a woman who just wants to take a walk in the woods, goddamn it.”