books Cartoonist Jeff Smith, author of "Bone," is getting comics' most prestigious honor Ruben Bolling

awards Tom the Dancing Bug nominated for Reuben Award for editorial cartooning Rob Beschizza

like and subscribe Academy Awards moving to YouTube because streaming is king Jason Weisberger

art Golden Gloves to introduce Best Podcast category Grant St. Clair

young experts Illegal opium poppy spotted in Japan — by 3-year-old plant enthusiast (video) Carla Sinclair

News After a vegan blue cheese won the Good Food Award, panicked dairy cheese makers forced the foundation to disqualify it Mark Frauenfelder

mistakes A vegan cheese was selected to win an industry award. Then the industry found out. Rob Beschizza

books Leaked emails show works were excluded from Hugo Awards over China concerns Ruben Bolling

politics Matt Gaetz receives a humiliating surprise "award" Jason Weisberger

video games Starfield gets passed up for GOTY, fans are angry Grant St. Clair

books LeVar Burton replaces Drew Barrymore as National Book Awards host Rob Beschizza

art Zippy the Pinhead creator Bill Griffith wins the National Cartoonists Society's Reuben Award Ruben Bolling

Award winners Russian president Vladimir Putin gives Steven Seagal an award for being there Rob Beschizza

politics Peste Magazine announces its "Snowzzies"—2022 Public Health Disservice Awards Jennifer Sandlin

comedy Jon Stewart's funny, powerful Mark Twain Prize acceptance speech Gareth Branwyn

gaming All of the new game reveals from the 2021 Game Awards in 8 minutes Gareth Branwyn

literature A woman won a $1m literary prize. Three men turned up to collect the check. Rob Beschizza

awards The Order of the Smile is an award that children give to adults Popkin

science fiction University of Kansas's Campbell Conference changes its name to the Gunn Center Conference Cory Doctorow

security Nominations are open for EFF's Barlow/Pioneer Awards Cory Doctorow