E.T. Robert E.T.: A Ken Burns Documentary Thom Dunn

futility closet Two settlers disappeared from a small Eastern Pacific island in 1934 Futility Closet

novels An interview with Charlie Kaufman about his new novel takes a weirdly meta Kaufman-esque turn Thom Dunn

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

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

police brutality North Carolina cop: "We are just going to go out and start slaughtering them f—— n——" Rob Beschizza

Science NASA delivers first grant in 30 years to support the search for extraterrestrial intelligence David Pescovitz

Business Facial recognition leads to wrongful arrest of Black man in Detroit Xeni Jardin

Science "My dad launched the quest to find alien intelligence. It changed astronomy." David Pescovitz

Business Plagued by security woes, Zoom promises end-to-end encryption starting in July Xeni Jardin

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

politics Trump administration sues John Bolton to block publication of new book that claims presidential misconduct Xeni Jardin

News General Mark Milley sorry for posing with Trump in combat uniform after protesters gassed by goons Xeni Jardin

politics Pentagon to remove Confederate names from military assets within 3 years Xeni Jardin

us news Petition circulates to replace Richmond's Robert E. Lee statue with Oderus Urungus of GWAR Gareth Branwyn

Entertainment 'Gone with the Wind' gone from HBO Max Xeni Jardin

News 'Black lives matter' —Mark Zuckerberg, who says Facebook may change policy on state violence, voter suppression Xeni Jardin

facebook Facebook makes 'Boogaloo' groups advocating US civil war harder to find, after arrest of participants plotting violence Xeni Jardin

tabloids Meghan runs off with Princess Diana’s jewels, Prince Andrew caught fleeing, and Ron Jeremy’s wood, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

History Last person collecting a civil war pension dies Rob Beschizza