los angeles Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio to be Grand Marshal at Los Angeles carnival Rusty Blazenhoff

News Puppets galore at LA's whimsical "Puppetchella" puppet festival Yoy Luadha

podcasts Musicland Stories is a delightful music-themed fantasy adventure podcast for all ages Thom Dunn

LSU In praise of the Rally Critters Jennifer Sandlin

cake The cake is NOT a lie Bob Knetzger

politics Continuing the work of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee, challenging racism since the 1960s Elías Villoro

tabloids Celebrity blow-up sex dolls and Wayne Newton's face "melting" in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

puppets The incredible performances of Bread and Puppet Theater Popkin

The incredible Bob Baker Marionette Theatre is coming to Knott's Berry Farm this summer Popkin

marionettes Bob Baker marionettes perform "Rollin in my Cadillac," "Racist," and other unexpected tunes Rusty Blazenhoff

COVID-19 Celebrating the mad genius of music producer Hal Willner, who has died, likely of COVID-19 Gareth Branwyn

COVID-19 State governors are taking to smuggling PPE to get around the feds Thom Dunn

twitter Not just Europe: EU Copyright Directive will censor the world's internet Cory Doctorow

Robert Anton Wilson A review of Cosmic Trigger, a play based on Robert Anton Wilson's autobiography Ferdinando Buscema

variety Los Angeles: 'Women in Vaudeville' this Saturday night! Jason Weisberger

events Drew Friedman's "Heroes Of The Comics" exhibition Mark Frauenfelder

art Ad for Anti-Communist submarine toy Mark Frauenfelder

politics Venezuela takes two of our own as political prisoners. Help us free them. Xeni Jardin

halloween The Candy Hierarchy 2015: your essential guide to Halloween treats David Ng and Ben Cohen

Science Hollywood gets science wrong — and that's okay Maggie Koerth