Science Today (Thursday): Sasha Sagan and Ann Druyan in conversation with David Pescovitz David Pescovitz

art Computer finds faces in grains of sand David Pescovitz

video Watch this animation of a dream filled with optical illusions Andrea James

law I found out about this amusing Karen parody of American Girl dolls because they want it taken down Rob Beschizza

Gadgets No programming skills? No design experience? GameGuru can still help create some bonkers video games Boing Boing's Shop

corruption Trump administration gave a $700M bailout to a $70M truck company after it allegedly defrauded the Pentagon Thom Dunn

Kids Online course shows young artists how to make portraits in Kehinde Wiley's style Andrea James

art Watch "Zen for Film" (1965), a film about nothing, and everything David Pescovitz

Games Review / Among Trees Rob Beschizza

facebook In a panic over fleeing advertisers, Facebook launches PR blitz to announce it is "a mirror to society" Mark Frauenfelder

Gadgets Watching these Maker Mind Meld Masterclass videos will have you ready to create Boing Boing's Shop

trump WATCH: Asked about 2nd-term priorities, Donald Trump goofs bigly on Hannity Xeni Jardin

Business Facebook ad boycott includes Ben & Jerry's, REI, Patagonia, North Face, Eddie Bauer Xeni Jardin

facebook Patagonia joins advertising boycott against Facebook Mark Frauenfelder

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

trailers The new trailer for season 2 of DOOM PATROL brings the SeX-Men to HBO Max Thom Dunn

puzzles My trip through the Starmaze: a world in the 9th dimension Jane Frauenfelder

coronavirus Doctors say DO NOT take Dexamethasone to prevent COVID-19, no evidence it works as a coronavirus prophylaxis Xeni Jardin

poetry "Engage in the long, faithful work,” a beautiful graphic poem about learning anti-racism Thom Dunn

racism The Merriam-Webster Dictionary has officially changed the definition of "racism." Thom Dunn