events Weekend of Wonder: last-minute surprise additions you won't want to miss Jason Weisberger

oregon First-ever virtual Oregon Country Fair is happening this weekend Rusty Blazenhoff

novels An interview with Charlie Kaufman about his new novel takes a weirdly meta Kaufman-esque turn Thom Dunn

politics Kanye not actually running for president yet Rob Beschizza

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

publishing "Fantasy Magazine" returns after nearly a decade away Thom Dunn

racism As Texas's Lt. Governor rants about Dr. Fauci, Fox News plays montage of minorities in face masks Rob Beschizza

books Bob Woodward has a new Trump book coming and the Prez was interviewed for it David Pescovitz

COVID-19 Model predicts 200,000 Covid deaths in US by October 1 Mark Frauenfelder

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

Business Ben & Jerry's on Black Lives Matter and the police killing of George Floyd: We Must Dismantle White Supremacy Xeni Jardin

News Meet Rahul Dubey, 'absolute legend' who sheltered ~70 protestors inside his home for 8 hours overnight Xeni Jardin

politics Why is Customs and Border Protection flying a Predator drone over Minneapolis? Xeni Jardin

police Cop who killed George Floyd arrested Rob Beschizza

podcasts Open Culture has a new directory of the "Best Podcasts to Enrich Your Mind" Mark Frauenfelder

coronavirus Winning "Wear a Mask" PSA is a real love letter to NYC Rusty Blazenhoff

Gadgets These are 40 of the coolest things that are on sale this week Boing Boing's Shop

Gadgets Learn 10 growth secrets from Instagram influencers with this $14 training Boing Boing's Shop

music Monday: New Order's Bernard Sumner and Stephen Morris's streaming tribute to Joy Division's Ian Curtis David Pescovitz