politics VOA to be run by Steve Bannon, Sebastian Gorka, and Trump CEO pick Michael Pack, so two top VOA directors just quit Xeni Jardin

politics Trump calls Voice of America's work "disgusting", threatens to adjourn Congress so he can put a crony in charge of VOA Xeni Jardin

sexism Iranian chess player who competed without hijab warned not to return there Rob Beschizza

music They don't make 'em like Annie Ross anymore Devin Nealy

art Celebrating the 35th anniversary of Star Trek: The Next Generation with mixed-media meme art Gareth Branwyn

magazines Reasonably Sized Homes magazine should exist Rob Beschizza

video games Townscaper lets you build a village with nothing but mouse clicks Mark Frauenfelder

dinosaurs Psst, wanna buy a dinosaur claw? David Pescovitz

Food Try these sweet milk "rice cakes" Devin Nealy

rescues Video shows a 69-year-old man getting rescued 22 hours after his boat capsized Carla Sinclair

At least 5 million dead worldwide from Covid Rob Beschizza

fonts Click your way to your favorite monospace font Rob Beschizza

tech The reMarkable Tablet is moving to a subscription service model Séamus Bellamy

italy Barefoot string quartet—floating on a giant violin—performs Vivaldi in Venice Rusty Blazenhoff

animation The Pointer Sisters sang Sesame Street's funky pinball counting song Rusty Blazenhoff

Putin says Kremlin has Covid problem Rob Beschizza

covid Police guarding Tucson elementary school principal after men with "law enforcement" zip-ties threaten her over Covid rules Rob Beschizza

politics President Jovenel Moïse of Haiti was assassinated David Pescovitz