Black And Latinx Creators Speak On Race, Responsibility And ‘Low-Key Reparations’ In Comics

This Comic-Con panel touched on the sometimes “soul-crushing” experience of working in a small creative industry.

Monica Lewinsky Wins The Internet With Best ‘I Have A Joke’ Tweet

The former White House intern took the crown during the trending “I have a joke” competition on Twitter.

Lovecraft Country's Racist Horrors Are Rooted in Reality

In HBO’s upcoming adaptation of Matt Ruff’s novel Lovecraft Country, a family of Black heroes find themselves having to face both the everyday racist realities of 1950s America and a whole host of demonic entities that seem to pop up wherever they go. During this year’s San Diego Comic-Con at Home, Lovecraft Country’s…

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Instagram Promises It's Not Snooping on iOS Users' Cameras, Says It’s a Bug

Apple’s iOS 14 beta has proven surprisingly handy at sussing out what apps are snooping on your phone’s data. It ratted out LinkedIn, Reddit, and TikTok for secretly copying clipboard content earlier this month, and now Instagram’s in hot water after several users reported that their camera’s “in use” indicator stays…

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Why You Should Be Skeptical About Stories Of People Getting Coronavirus Twice

It is unlikely that people are getting sick with COVID-19 multiple times.

Florida’s COVID-19 Case Toll Surges Past New York’s As U.S. Deaths Hit 1,000 For 4th Day

“We’re definitely trending in a better direction,” Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis said last week.

Virus-Weary Texas Braces As Hurricane Hanna Arrives

FDA Authorizes First Coronavirus Test for Asymptomatic People Without Known or Suspected Infection

The Food and Drug Administration on Friday reissued an emergency use authorization for a test to screen people without symptoms of covid-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. This authorization, the first for this kind of test aims to allow asymptomatic individuals who do not have symptoms and have no…

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Amazon, Google and Wish pull racist products after investigation

Major internet retailers still have an issue with racist products in their stores. Amazon, Google and Wish have removed white supremacist products on sale through their platforms after a BBC Click investigation revealed numerous examples. The online…

‘Wall Of Vets’ Forms To Protect Portland Protesters Amid Federal Crackdown

Military veterans grouped together on the front lines of Portland demonstrations between protesters and federal agents.