America How the United States re-branded as "America" Thom Dunn

animation Artist is animating "This is America" with vintage Mac software Rusty Blazenhoff

pop music Childish Gambino's "This is America" set to "Call Me Maybe" walks a fine line Rusty Blazenhoff

passports US customs agents have already intercepted thousands of fake IDs this year at a single shipping hub David Pescovitz

Technology Turning bricks into batteries David Pescovitz

History Aviation museums' "most wanted list" of cool aerospace artifacts lost to history David Pescovitz

conservation Scientists clone endangered horse from genetic material frozen 40 years ago David Pescovitz

music "Good Music to Avert the Collapse of American Democracy" David Pescovitz

aviation Pilots over LAX report "a guy in a jetpack" flying beside them David Pescovitz

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tabloids Jeffrey Epstein’s prison confession, the world’s most dangerous woman, and the end of the world, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

politics Trump commutes Roger Stone's prison sentence Xeni Jardin

politics Here's where Donald Trump is dining with rich donors tonight, raising $10 million with tickets at $580,600 per couple Xeni Jardin

surveillance What you need to know about police drone surveillance at protests against police brutality Thom Dunn

pandemic In an ominous sign for economy, 32% of US fell short on July housing payments Mark Frauenfelder

Barbados If you can work remotely, Barbados want you to come and stay for a year Mark Frauenfelder

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

black lives matter "Promissory Note" marries MLK's moving words with music and imagery Andrea James

trees Your allergies are bad because of tree sexism Thom Dunn

politics Joe Biden campaign upgrades typeface Xeni Jardin