canada Greyhound abandons 400 remote communities in Canada Séamus Bellamy

Community Little Free Library celebrates its 200,000th book-sharing box Jennifer Sandlin

Science Retro-futuristic blimp provides connectivity from the stratosphere Gail Sherman

anti-DEI Tractor Supply Company ends DEI efforts and Pride month participation to please conservative critics Jennifer Sandlin

Environment Add environmental to Starlink's list of possible hazards Jason Weisberger

Delightful Creatures Proof elephants are smarter and funnier than most humans I know (sorry, humans!) Jennifer Sandlin

Robot wolves guard Japanese towns from boars, bears Rob Beschizza

books An interview with cartoonist Kate Beaton on the environmental aspects of her graphic novel "Ducks" Ruben Bolling

sketchy maga senators Senator Tuberville celebrates Alabama's "crucial" access to broadband — even though he voted against it [Update: Gets mocked by Biden] Carla Sinclair

prison The Corrections Project documentary series tackles America's carceral state Elías Villoro

racism "Hiding (insert city name)'s Racism Behind a Cloak of Unity." Elías Villoro

politics Foreign tourists paid $4500 a person for a safari-like "U.S. Election Tour" Thom Dunn

The contested legacy of the Texas Rangers Elías Villoro

human rights No Más Bebés: a documentary about forced sterilizations of women of color in California Elías Villoro

architecture These weird windows are designed to stop witch attacks Thom Dunn

poverty How UBI is helping farmers deal with poverty and pandemic life at the same time Thom Dunn

phones Take over a UK telephone booth for £1 David Pescovitz

COVID-19 You could soon get your COVID-19 vaccine at the dollar store David Pescovitz

maps Where Midian is Rob Beschizza

News Trump pardons Steve Bannon, Elliot Broidy, Lil Wayne, others — 73 pardons, 70 commutations Xeni Jardin