music Watch Aretha Franklin bring the gospel funk to The Beatles' "Eleanor Rigby" David Pescovitz

magic Rainbow magically appears during Aretha Franklin tribute at a Detroit Tigers game Rusty Blazenhoff

music Aretha Franklin performs "Bridge Over Troubled Water" (1971) David Pescovitz

Culture Students honor teacher at his funeral with a moving haka Rusty Blazenhoff

Technology Motorized backpack self-adjusts its motion to feel lighter David Pescovitz

fox news Tucker Carlson's head writer fired after online harassment and bigotry exposed Rob Beschizza

parody The Muppets perform the entire first act of HAMILTON Thom Dunn

troll taming How to deal with unreasonable or mean people on Twitter Mark Frauenfelder

racism The US Department of Justice was originally created to tackle white supremacy Thom Dunn

Gadgets Celebrate the 4th with an Otto professional steak grill for perfectly cooked meat in 10 minutes Boing Boing's Shop

Gadgets Here are 39 of the best July 4th deals to help keep some money in your wallet Boing Boing's Shop

sports Owen Morse sets hang gliding world record for piloting 222.22 miles over California's Owens Valley Xeni Jardin

Space US silver dollar coin design commemorating astronaut/schoolteacher Christa McAuliffe David Pescovitz

donald trump NYC to paint 'BLACK LIVES MATTER' symbol in front of Trump Tower along 5th avenue, so POTUS sees it Xeni Jardin

News DHS announces 'Task Force to Protect American Monuments, Memorials, and Statues' Xeni Jardin

racism Lawyer for gun-toting St. Louis couple describes his clients as "melanin-deficient human beings" Thom Dunn

transgender Bank card makes it easier for trans and non-binary people to display their true names Thom Dunn

Science A Scheme of Heaven is a deep investigation of astrology from a scientist’s perspective Ferdinando Buscema

web RSS Box creates the feeds missing on popular platforms Rob Beschizza

police Massachusetts governor proposes a $5000 bonus for cops who undergo anti-racist training Thom Dunn