Is Religion a Force for Good or Evil?
Amid calls to #TaxTheChurches – what and how much do US religious organizations not pay the taxman?
A Harvard professor predicted COVID disinformation on the web. Here’s what may be coming next
FDA grants full approval to Covid-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer, BioNTech
Jordan Klepper debates anti-vaxxers and Recounts His Wild Experiences at Trump Rallies
This Physicist Discovered an Escape From Hawking’s Black Hole Paradox and Hubble captures an ‘Einstein Ring’
Malware Camouflaged As Code
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver – Ransomware and Opioids III:
The Sacklers
Kids Who Die by Langston Hughes (1902–1967)
For the First Time on Record, Rainfall Observed at Peak of Greenland Ice Sheet
How We Fix the Climate
The Southwest’s most important river is drying up
Census growth data for every city, county, district, and state
Crime and other topics
That afternoon in 1978.
The Dresden Job jewel heist
White Ohio woman gets probation for $250K theft, while Black woman jailed for stealing $40K
A history of the Segway
My Physicalmental Illness – John Green
Why People Who Brush Still Get Cavities
Gene Roddenberry would have been 100 years old
Not me: Colleagues remember Professor Emeritus Roger Green
Strange towers and diverted disasters (Route 20A)
Marvel and DC face backlash over pay: ‘They sent a thank you note and $5,000 – the movie made $1bn
How Extortion Scams and Review Bombing Trolls Turned Goodreads Into Many Authors’ Worst Nightmare
Stealing Books Before Release
America’s Best Convenience Stores, Ranked (Stewart’s is 3rd)
How to reheat and re-crisp French fries
Eight. Missouri and Tennessee Share the Most Borders With Other States
FULL 9TH INNING from Field of Dreams’ CRAZY final inning between White Sox and Yankees
Final Jeopardy! Season Finale 08/13/2021 | Matt Amodio Wins His 18th Game The JEOPARDY season returns on Sept 13
The Solution to Jeopardy’s Hosting Crisis
18 UNEARTHED TV INTROS TO SHORT-LIVED 70s SITCOMS
How to beat the “milk crate challenge” -The first time I’d heard about this. Since then, saw some kids doing this in ALB’s Washington Park.
Last Week Tonight’s Masterpiece Gallery Tour
Uncopyrightable is the longest word we have that doesn’t contain any repeated letters.
Now I Know: A Back-Alley Way To Create a Successful Board Game and You Actually Win Friends With Dirty Salad? and Maybe Adults Shouldn’t Play Kickball and Why Spaceships Need a Foot Bath and When The Robber Hits the Road and How Horses Created Firehouse Poles
MUSIC
Bad Wolves: Rebecca Jade featuring Jason Mraz, Miki Vale and Veronica May, which won a San Diego Music Award
Mighty Quinn – Manfred Mann
RIP, Charlie Watts: Paint It, Black – Rolling Stones; Honky Tonk Women – Rolling Stones; Slow Turning – John Hiatt (namecheck)
The Hymn of Jesus by Gustav Holst
RIP, Nancy Griffith: From A Distance; Drive-In Movies and Dashboard Lights; Heaven
Coverville 1369: Cover Stories for The The and Tears For Fears and 1370: Tributes to The Everly Brothers and Nanci Griffith
Human -The Killers
Er Huang by Qigang Chen.
Novorossiysk Chimes (Flame of Eternal Glory) by Dimitri Shostakovich
Amy Biancolli writes about The Tale of the Bow