History Get a university-level education on buried viking treasure for free Séamus Bellamy

bbc BBC won't broadcast Attenborough episode on destruction of wildlife over fear of right-wing backlash Gareth Branwyn

england British island seeking new pub manager and monarch Thom Dunn

lawsuits Aldi sued over copycat product packaging Rob Beschizza

ireland Newly discovered fungal zombie spiders named for Sir David Attenborough Thom Dunn

Entertainment How LA movie fans created a cult following around RRR screenings Lee Keeler

LGBTQ Anti-trans speech goes haywire when 6,000 crickets take over the venue (video) Carla Sinclair

halloween Halloween postcards from the early 20th century Popkin

electronic music Taylor Swift fan discovers "cursed" vinyl copy with songs about "flakes of flesh" Thom Dunn

trees Redwood trees in the UK Rob Beschizza

geophys 'Time Team' is making a comeback and you can help Jason Weisberger

folklore Murder ballads were the original true-crime media Clive Thompson

dyes Watercolor paint made from woad Rob Beschizza

genocide This children's book about Oliver Cromwell is like playful colonialist violence for kids Thom Dunn

maps Waterworld world map Rob Beschizza

futility closet In 1631, Barbary pirates abducted 107 people from an Irish village and forced them into a life of slavery Futility Closet

uk No Deal Brexit will lead to "putrefying stockpiles of rubbish" and "slurry" Cory Doctorow

glitchtongue The Welsh alphabet Rob Beschizza

History What if Doggerland had survived? Rob Beschizza

Food Food magazine editor resigns after joking about "killing vegans, one by one". Rob Beschizza