Disney Disney’s "Doc McStuffins" renewed after Twitter campaign: female African-American is its rare protagonist Maureen Herman

music Watch Blondie's Debbie Harry on a pogo stick explaining the punk Pogo dance (1978) David Pescovitz

Space Trailer for new docuseries about the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster David Pescovitz

News U.S. files superseding indictment against Ghislaine Maxwell Xeni Jardin

Comic Books Cory reviews Stepping Stones By Lucy Knisley Mark Frauenfelder

History Roman road maps in the style of the London Underground's Rob Beschizza

statues Melania statue in Slovenia is removed after it was burned by mysterious "vandals" Carla Sinclair

News SCOTUS rules Donald Trump financial records must be released to NY DA, but House won't get tax returns before election Xeni Jardin

animation Pixar director shows how to make flipbooks, from inside his closet Rusty Blazenhoff

education Harvard and MIT are suing over the Trump administration's student immigration ruling Thom Dunn

trees Your allergies are bad because of tree sexism Thom Dunn

sponsored If Cannabis Is “A Potential Way To Prevent COVID-19” Then Why Is Trump Blocking Research? Boing Boing

health Even mild coronavirus cases can lead to brain damage, say doctors Mark Frauenfelder

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

conservation Diego and other giant tortoises head to home island after saving their species Andrea James

Technology Finally revealed: identity of hacker blamed for stealing from 300+ companies and governments, in 44 countries Xeni Jardin

Technology U.S. is investigating claims that TikTok violated children's privacy Xeni Jardin

News WHO says 'evidence emerging' airborne COVID-19 spread may be a threat indoors Xeni Jardin

futility closet Two settlers disappeared from a small Eastern Pacific island in 1934 Futility Closet