News Trump to launch new 'American Idea' budget hotel chain with 'patriotic' theme Xeni Jardin

tabloids Jeffrey Epstein’s prison confession, the world’s most dangerous woman, and the end of the world, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

black lives matter "Promissory Note" marries MLK's moving words with music and imagery Andrea James

science fiction New edition of Cory Doctorow's Little Brother/Homeland with intro by Edward Snowden Mark Frauenfelder

smithsonian The origin story of that all-American toy, Slip 'N Slide Andrea James

Gadgets Celebrate the 4th with an Otto professional steak grill for perfectly cooked meat in 10 minutes Boing Boing's Shop

racism Lawyer for gun-toting St. Louis couple describes his clients as "melanin-deficient human beings" Thom Dunn

art Milton Glaser, legendary graphic designer, RIP David Pescovitz

anti-endorsement Daughter of GOP candidate begs "Please for the love of God do not vote for my dad" Mark Frauenfelder

jeffrey epstein The "Jeffrey Epstein's Financial Assistant Scheme" is a 2020 twist on the classic Nigerian Prince Scam Thom Dunn

#blacklivesmatter Why America's police look like soldiers Mark Frauenfelder

trump Trump is reportedly planning to try, once again, to suspend H-1B and other visas through the end of the year Thom Dunn

History Juneteenth: "Emancipation is a marker of progress for white Americans, not black ones." David Pescovitz

News Trump tweets 6 crazy lies on Biden and Swine Flu in one single tweet Xeni Jardin

typography The Butt Types: a bootyful typographical project for parenthesis in different fonts Thom Dunn

Gadgets Your face mask is you so it better say something and maybe these 20 masks will speak to (and for) you Boing Boing's Shop

police In Portlandia, police confiscated chickpeas and White Claw Thom Dunn

politics 'NO KNEELING!' — Donald Trump, who couldn't kneel if he tried Xeni Jardin

Comic Books Talking The Rough Pearl with Xeric Award-winning Canadian cartoonist Kevin Mutch Jeffery Klaehn

facebook Over 30 ex-Facebook employees slam Zuckerberg's inaction on harmful political posts in open letter Carla Sinclair