books Why are we still treating economics as if it were an empirical science that makes reliable predictions? Cory Doctorow

music Kool & The Gang co-founder Ronald "Khalis" Bell, RIP David Pescovitz

politics Trump commutes Roger Stone's prison sentence Xeni Jardin

GOP Convention Mitch McConnell is 7th senator to back away from the Republican National Convention Carla Sinclair

News SCOTUS rules Donald Trump financial records must be released to NY DA, but House won't get tax returns before election Xeni Jardin

us news Supreme Court says eastern half of Oklahoma is Native American land Xeni Jardin

smithsonian The origin story of that all-American toy, Slip 'N Slide Andrea James

Disney VFX student's TikTok superhero reel catches the eye of Disney's Bob Iger Rusty Blazenhoff

Delightful Creatures Owner discovers her snake gave birth to a two-headed baby Andrea James

law Epstein confidante Ghislaine Maxwell arrested by FBI Rob Beschizza

art Watch "Zen for Film" (1965), a film about nothing, and everything David Pescovitz

NASA Family of black holes Rob Beschizza

art How a Black woman turned quilting into a surprisingly radical art form Thom Dunn

vehicles UK to allow electric scooters on roads, but only if you rent one Rob Beschizza

politics Supreme Court strikes down abortion restrictions in 5-4 ruling Rob Beschizza

anti-endorsement Daughter of GOP candidate begs "Please for the love of God do not vote for my dad" Mark Frauenfelder

censorship Church of England refuses to allow foreign language on a gravestone, calling it a "political statement" Thom Dunn

covid 39,327 new Covid cases on America's worst day yet for new infections Rob Beschizza

events There's a cool Ignite Live event tonight at 6pm PT Mark Frauenfelder

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