music Today in History: Bob Marley was born. He'd have been 75 in 2020. Xeni Jardin

Today in History Today in History 1921: The word 'Robot' enters the English language Jason Weisberger

Today in History Today in history 1983: NBC airs 'The A-Team' Jason Weisberger

Today in History Today in history 1959: Carl Switzer, actor who portrayed 'Alfalfa' killed over $50 Jason Weisberger

guns Not first rodeo for gun-toting St. Louis couple Rob Beschizza

free speech Why Harper's "Letter on Justice and Open Debate" is dumb Mark Frauenfelder

science fiction New edition of Cory Doctorow's Little Brother/Homeland with intro by Edward Snowden Mark Frauenfelder

black hills Why Native Americans are protesting Trump's celebration at Mount Rushmore Maddie Lee

photography Sixth great-grandson of Thomas Jefferson re-creates his presidential portrait Rusty Blazenhoff

youtube Top YouTube influencers canceled Rob Beschizza

Spoken Word with Electronics For triggers, gates, clocks, and sociopaths alike, "Master/Slave" faces retirement Ethan Persoff

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

sponsored It's Time for Silicon Valley To Finish Its Job of Disrupting the Racist Drug War Boing Boing

jeffrey epstein The "Jeffrey Epstein's Financial Assistant Scheme" is a 2020 twist on the classic Nigerian Prince Scam Thom Dunn

Space NASA renames DC headquarters after Mary W. Jackson Rob Beschizza

Reviews Ta-Nehisi Coates's "Black Panther and the Crew" is a powerfully relevant superhero story about Black lives, police brutality, and US history Thom Dunn

History Juneteenth: "Emancipation is a marker of progress for white Americans, not black ones." David Pescovitz

schoolhouse rock The Roots teach a 'Schoolhouse Rock!'-style lesson on slavery Rusty Blazenhoff

sesame street A dark fan theory explores the illicit affair between Elmo's mom and his Uncle Jack Thom Dunn

design Why the Cooper Black typeface is everywhere Mark Frauenfelder