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  • Responding to mounting public alarm about the spread of coronavirus, Donald Trump lashed out at the media.
  • The MTA denied subway operator Reinaldo Lopez his two weeks off for paternity leave which he wanted to use to grieve his stillborn son—they ordered him back to work after three days.
  • Emily Gould reflects on her infamous Jimmy Kimmel/Gawker Stalker interview, the lingering effects of shame, the legacy of Gawker, and misogyny.
  • Michael Hertz, whose design firm produced the subway map that is the basis for the one we still use, has died.
  • Maria Sharapova announced that she is retiring from tennis.
  • The Washington Post explained the Naked Cowboy to confused people around the country.
  • Trump's former doctor says he hid cauliflower in his mashed potatoes to try to improve his awful diet.
  • A dog walked into a police station to report himself missing, in a manner of speaking.
  • Meet John C. Reilly's son Leo Reilly: "Not only does he look and dress like an otherworldly, Gen Z Freddie Mercury, he also seems extremely cool."
  • Here's a piece on the X-rated prank film made by the creator of Candid Camera in 1970.
  • Bernard Kerik had hit rock bottom and been a pariah for the last decade—and then his friends, including Rudy Giuliani and Donald Trump, got into power.
  • Car Seat Headrest announced new album Making a Door Less Open—listen to the synth-heavy, incredibly catchy first single "Can't Cool Me Down." Also listen to the Dirty Projectors' warm new single "Overlord," and the Stereolab-inspired groove of Peel Dream Magazine's "Emotional Devotion Creator."
  • And finally, here's the full video of Ryker flunking out of Service Dog Training School: