police violence A US Air Force Sergeant linked to Boogaloo Bois charged with killing police officer Thom Dunn

politics Trump commutes Roger Stone's prison sentence Xeni Jardin

youtube Watch this maker restore a WWI lighter made from a bullet Andrea James

coronavirus Covid-19 hospitalizations increased 50% in California Mark Frauenfelder

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

tabloids America set to be nuked, anarchy in the US, and the men who knew too much, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

racism Facebook says they removed 220 'Boogaloo' groups and 95 Instagram accounts Xeni Jardin

News Large fish photographed in Loch Ness Rob Beschizza

design Why the Cooper Black typeface is everywhere Mark Frauenfelder

Chaos in America, O.J. Simpson framed by cops, and Brad Pitt’s saggy butt, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

Business Las Vegas reopens and people are gambling again, 2.5 months after COVID-19 closed casinos Xeni Jardin

music Members of Flaming Lips and Los Lobos score Cecil B. DeMille's The Ten Commandments (1923) David Pescovitz

quarantine crafting Rich people are trying to get in-home plastic surgery during quarantine Thom Dunn

speech People can hear your gesticulations Thom Dunn

Technology North Dakota's COVID-19 contact tracing app leaks location data to Foursquare and a Google Ads ID: Report Xeni Jardin

politics Trump threatens to cut Michigan from federal money over mail-in voting, as 10,000 in state flee breaking dams Xeni Jardin

coronavirus Elon Musk: 'Tesla is restarting production today against Alameda County rules' Xeni Jardin

patents An AI that invented two things can't receive patent Mark Frauenfelder

books Edward Gorey's new book reviewed by Mark Dery David Pescovitz

music Here is the real (fake) story of Kiss's "Beth" David Pescovitz