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new york city Share your big emotional moment on this crowdsourced map of NYC Rusty Blazenhoff

Entertainment Lovely short film “Hot Mess” celebrates female friendships Caroline Siede

art Computer finds faces in grains of sand David Pescovitz

Gadgets The Ocushield is more than a screen protector it’s a blue light smashing medical device Boing Boing's Shop

korea After being accused of sexual assault, the mayor of Seoul is found dead Mark Frauenfelder

#COVIDIOTS The screaming no-masker was fired from his job Mark Frauenfelder

fireworks Government safety video reminds us that fireworks are no joke Rusty Blazenhoff

science fiction "Southland Tales" is the perfect hot mess of a movie for the 4th of July in the hellscape of 2020 Thom Dunn

youtube Top YouTube influencers canceled Rob Beschizza

Gadgets Learn how to utilize WordPress to its full potential with the help of these training classes Boing Boing's Shop

television The time a man held a news anchor hostage on live TV David Pescovitz

trump Reddit shuts down The_Donald for hate speech, harassment, and targeting Mark Frauenfelder

Virtual reality Digital synesthesia: Tricking your brain into experiencing smell as temperature in virtual reality David Pescovitz

Science "My dad launched the quest to find alien intelligence. It changed astronomy." David Pescovitz

Space Enjoy watching the NASA astronauts spacewalk Xeni Jardin

trump Facebook account that copies Trump's posts word-for-word gets flagged for inciting violence Xeni Jardin

Technology UK antitrust watchdog to investigate Facebook acquisition of Giphy Xeni Jardin

racism 'I Have Waited for a Revolution My Entire Life' — Keke Palmer Xeni Jardin

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