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

happy mutants NK Jemisin wins a third, record-breaking best-novel Hugo Award Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Congrats to the 2017 Nebula Award winners! Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Congrats to Tom the Dancing Bug, which has won a Kennedy Journalism Prize! Cory Doctorow

books The Locus Award finalists are out! Cory Doctorow