russia Watch this guy trek across Russia's frozen Lake Baikal Andrea James

fox news Tucker Carlson's head writer fired after online harassment and bigotry exposed Rob Beschizza

short 'Tokri,' a gorgeous stop-motion short 8 years in the making Rusty Blazenhoff

News SUV plows into BLM protest in NYC's Times Square, similar potentially deadly attacks happening around U.S. Xeni Jardin

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

native americans That time George Washington ordered "total destruction and devastation" of the Haudenosaunee Thom Dunn

Gadgets Here are 39 of the best July 4th deals to help keep some money in your wallet Boing Boing's Shop

police brutality Cops charged with murder after tasing man 50 times Rob Beschizza

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

Gadgets Finally, skincare for men that isn't complicated Boing Boing's Shop

tabloids America set to be nuked, anarchy in the US, and the men who knew too much, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

crime Woman points gun at mother and daughter in Chipotle car lot, charged with assault Rob Beschizza

rescues Watch: Family on a boat rescues a bear whose head is trapped in a container Carla Sinclair

police Massachusetts governor proposes a $5000 bonus for cops who undergo anti-racist training Thom Dunn

Energy Floatovoltaics are a cool way to super-charge your solar panels with water Thom Dunn

activism Goodbye to the racist statue of Roosevelt and two people of color outside NYC's Natural History Museum David Pescovitz

Business As COVID-19 surges, Apple re-closes 11 stores temporarily in Florida, Arizona, North Carolina, South Carolina Xeni Jardin

cool Library explains new curbside book pickup with "Ice Ice Baby" parody Rusty Blazenhoff

seattle Fox News confused a Monty Python sketch with the Seattle CHAZ activists Thom Dunn