News If you see something, say something: Liveblogging from a lecture about terrorism, security, and visual narratives Maggie Koerth
Spider-Man Bolivian brothers let a black widow bite them all in hopes of getting superpowers Thom Dunn
music Watch Blondie's Debbie Harry on a pogo stick explaining the punk Pogo dance (1978) David Pescovitz
History Aviation museums' "most wanted list" of cool aerospace artifacts lost to history David Pescovitz
tabloids Jeffrey Epstein’s prison confession, the world’s most dangerous woman, and the end of the world, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan
coronavirus U.S. sets record high COVID cases for 3 days in a row, nearly 69,000 new cases today Xeni Jardin
politics Here's where Donald Trump is dining with rich donors tonight, raising $10 million with tickets at $580,600 per couple Xeni Jardin
surveillance What you need to know about police drone surveillance at protests against police brutality Thom Dunn
GOP Convention Mitch McConnell is 7th senator to back away from the Republican National Convention Carla Sinclair
pandemic In an ominous sign for economy, 32% of US fell short on July housing payments Mark Frauenfelder
