music Listen to folk punk from hobo heaven Natalie Dressed

science fiction A decade on, Joseph McCullough is still making gaming magic Gareth Branwyn

Technology This is the breakthrough tech demo that inspired the iconic steps scene in Rocky David Pescovitz

retro Model rocket pioneer, Vern Estes, celebrates his 90th birthday Gareth Branwyn

happy mutants The 2019 Locus Award nominees: your guide to the best sf/f of 2018 Cory Doctorow

art The Weird of Wendy Pini Rob Beschizza

religion Interview: Dr. Karl E H Seigfried talks Ásatrú, Heathenry and beards Séamus Bellamy

fake news Tabloids' stock-in-trade is celebrity body shaming Peter Sheridan

trump Aliens destroy U.S. nukes, Trump defeats N Korea, and Blac Chyna goes "classier," in this week's tabloids Peter Sheridan

art The League of Regrettable Superheroes: Half-Baked Heroes from Comic Book History Wink

obama President Obama's final State of the Union address Xeni Jardin

offworld War without tears Maxwell Neely-Cohen

books Razorhurst: blood-drenched gang warfare and ghosts in Gilded Age Sydney Cory Doctorow

Paramahansa Yogananda, and the legacy of India's mission to enlighten America Jason Louv

Short story by Plan 9 from Outer Space auteur Ed Wood, Jr. Boing Boing

books A strong, self-absorbed female protagonist pushes the boundaries of spacetime Leigh Alexander

Robogenesis: the terrifying sequel to Robopocalypse Daniel H Wilson

Entertainment A masterful long take brings True Detective to its midpoint [Recap: "Who Goes There," S1 Ep4] K.M. McFarland