Business Patagonia wants the outdoor industry to start a pro-public lands movement as powerful as the NRA Cory Doctorow

trees Your allergies are bad because of tree sexism Thom Dunn

genocide This children's book about Oliver Cromwell is like playful colonialist violence for kids Thom Dunn

politics Don't trust electoral college tracking maps based on whim and prayer Rob Beschizza

Business Google Maps will show COVID-19 travel alerts, crowdedness predictions Xeni Jardin

media New York Times opinion editor out Rob Beschizza

speech People can hear your gesticulations Thom Dunn

quarantine Hawaii hotels are issuing single use keys to prevent guests from venturing out of rooms Mark Frauenfelder

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libraries Virtual library tourism: visit 7 of the world's most beautiful libraries Gareth Branwyn

new york city A day in NY in the early 1980s through the eyes of musicians, artists, activists, filmmakers, and more Gareth Branwyn

coronavirus Trump says U.S. national parks to reopen soon, no details given Xeni Jardin

coronavirus Easter Bunny and Tooth Fairy officially deemed "essential workers" by New Zealand Prime Minister Thom Dunn

Science Sewage could reveal true scope of coronavirus outbreak, scientists say Xeni Jardin

DIY Build your own bagpipes out of a trash bag and record and learn to play in quarantine Thom Dunn

obits Kenny Rogers, 1938–2020 Rob Beschizza

social distancing United States National Parks are now free David Pescovitz

History Powerful Iwo Jima WWII footage shot by marines in combat and never seen publicly David Pescovitz

climate Amazon threatened to fire two tech workers who spoke about climate and Amazon's business, then 357 more workers joined them Cory Doctorow

corruption America's most popular governor: the lavishly corrupt Larry Hogan [R-MD] Cory Doctorow