earthquake The story behind 5:04 PM, the art car made by the Loma Prieta earthquake Rusty Blazenhoff

History New Netflix movie about the Chicago 7 trial, starring Sacha Baron Cohen as Abbie Hoffman David Pescovitz

Food Watch this superhero chef use her incredible superpowers to make Mooncake David Pescovitz

photos Magnificent images from the Natural History Museum's Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition David Pescovitz

donald trump Trump confirms that US cyberattacked Russia in 2018 Xeni Jardin

News IRS says U.S. taxpayers must file return by July 15 or ask for extension Xeni Jardin

the cruelty is the point A catalog of Trump's top cruelties 2011-2020 Mark Frauenfelder

kentucky Bourbon time capsule discovered underneath a statue of Jefferson Davis in Kentucky Thom Dunn

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

typography The Butt Types: a bootyful typographical project for parenthesis in different fonts Thom Dunn

Technology Theft of CIA's 'Vault 7' hacking tools in 2016 resulted from "woefully lax" security, new report says Xeni Jardin

Games SEGA announces Game Gear Micro version of their classic 1990s handheld console David Pescovitz

computers This tiny model of a big IBM 1401 computer from 1959 is so great Xeni Jardin

magic North Korea state media officially admits that Kim Jong Un did not teleport or time travel David Pescovitz

Business Trump administration gave coronavirus bailout money to private jet companies of Trump donors Xeni Jardin

politics Jared Kushner casually talks about canceling election, then tries to walk it back Xeni Jardin

this is not normal Negativland's "This is Not Normal" Rusty Blazenhoff

video games This VR Mosh Pit Simulator game is fascinating and horrifying Thom Dunn

dogs Help save the USPS with this Dog Mail Carrier Costume Rusty Blazenhoff

coronavirus Covid protestor has not had her roots done since October, says DIY sleuth Mark Frauenfelder