3 Brothers-Radio Raheem, Eric Garner And George Floyd. pic.twitter.com/EB0cXQELzE — Spike Lee (@SpikeLeeJoint) June 1, 2020 Spike Lee released the above short film, "3 Brothers," combining footage of the arrests… Read the rest of the article: Watch Spike Lee's new short film combining "Do the Right Thing" with George Floyd and Eric Garner footage
AskSmithsonian always has a fascinating and eclectic collection of reader questions and answers from Smithsonian Institutions experts on topics ranging from scientific phenomena to art history to pop culture. (What… Read the rest of the article: Do libraries fumigate books to disinfect them?
One of the things that led up to Margaret Thatcher's resignation as Britain's prime minister was the imposition of a poll tax on every adult in the U.K.: a crude… Read the rest of the article: BBC coverage of 1990 tax riots in London
From 1967 through the 1980s, Emory Douglas was the Minister of Culture for the Black Panther Party, the revolutionary social justice and political organization founded in Oakland, California. Douglas was… Read the rest of the article: The revolutionary art of Black Panthers graphic designer Emory Douglas, a short documentary
In this video, the Helpful Vancouver Vet explains how best to pick up cats: "Dr. Burstyn and his feline friends demonstrate how to pick up a cat in a way… Read the rest of the article: How to pick up a cat
You don't need to know who Cardi B or indeed who Star Wars is to enjoy this video, in which the sound effects are replaced.
"Lost a window to the riot, didn't lose an opportunity," writes Memphis resident Tagawat on r/Memphis. (Thanks, Jeff Cross!)
Tom the Dancing Bug, IN WHICH yet the CEO community is outraged by yet another executive killed during a regulatory investigation
Every day, people from all over New York travel to the ATM at the East 22nd Street branch of KeyBank in Manhattan and wait more than two hours for their… Read the rest of the article: Why is there a two hour line at this particular ATM in New York City?
On Sunday, May 31st, 2020, President Donald Trump tweeted that Antifa would be officially designated as a terrorist organization by the US government. A message from the President: pic.twitter.com/BtDdfGL2nO —… Read the rest of the article: Trump's tweets about Antifa show his ignorance of US law
Grindr, a popular hookup app, yesterday announced it was removing its "ethnicity" filter. Announcing the change, Grindr said it had a "zero-tolerance policy for racism and hate speech" on its… Read the rest of the article: Grindr removes ethnicity filter
From the Denver Post: Colorado recorded a 40% decrease in suicides in March and April as social-distancing policies aimed at slowing the spread of the novel coronavirus kept residents home,… Read the rest of the article: The suicide rate in Colorado has dropped 40% during COVID quarantine
OK, I really need this. It's the SpaceX Dragon rendezvousing and docking with the International Space Station with "Blue Danube" as the soundtrack. Holy 2001, Batman! Image: Screengrab
This is one of my personal favorite bits of Schadenfreude in the world. This photo was taken by Karen Reshkin at the 2016 Milwaukee Irish Fest, and depicts a somewhat… Read the rest of the article: A US cop made an Irish "Blue Lives Matter" shirt that accidentally said "Black Lives Matter"
When you were 10 and your mom demanded you finish your vegetables or go to your room, you were mad. Even as kids, we hated it when we were ordered… Read the rest of the article: Too few are checking their car insurance rates. This site can help you save serious money.
Mayweather is committed to handling all costs for the funeral on June 9 in Floyd’s hometown of Houston, as well as other expenses.
“There is a new movement being born right now. A movement against hatred. And the elements of that movement includes racism, which traces its origin back 400 years, antisemitism, sexism,… Read the rest of the article: Bernard Shaw: 'There is a new movement being born right now.'
“I am outraged.”
• June 1, Monday night: Tear gas fired on peaceful protesters in Washington D.C. • Trump: “If a city or state refuses to take the actions that are necessary to… Read the rest of the article: Trump threatens to use military to stop protests for #georgefloyd #blacklivesmatter
ACLU: “We want you to have what you'll need to know your risks and know your rights.”
