carnie grape Cotton candy grapes: A refreshing treat or an abomination against mankind? Kevin Reome

Review "Kanaval: A People's History of Haiti in Six Chapters"is a great documentary on revelry and the past Natalie Dressed

art The orchestrated whimsy of Larnie and Bodil Fox's kinetic sound sculptures Gareth Branwyn

mardi gras The House of Dance and Feathers in New Orleans Natalie Dressed

new orleans Rejoice, it's officially king cake season! Jennifer Sandlin

NPR Rollercoaster malfunctions, leaving passengers suspended upside down for hours Mark Frauenfelder

Tapir Talk Tapir falls into storm drain Jennifer Sandlin

COVID-19 CDC stops reporting COVID-19 cases on cruise ships Jennifer Sandlin

carnival sideshows Watch: Fire burns a Carnival cruise ship while passengers are docked in Grand Turk Carla Sinclair

carnivals I met Mr. Blockhead when I was 17 Mark Frauenfelder

halloween Watch a horrifying Halloween Safety PSA from 1977 Thom Dunn

mistakes Covid hits the high seas again with cruise ship outbreak: 27 infected and one dead so far Rob Beschizza

halloween Boo! Los Angeles bans trick-or-treating on Halloween Mark Frauenfelder

books Ray Bradbury's captivating explanation of his Mr. Electrico character's uncanny origins David Pescovitz

halloween "Halloween Whimsey" mask is "great for any costume party" Rob Beschizza

fake news Why the Queen is up in Meghan's uterus, and how to tell you'll be dead in 23 hours, in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

uk London cops are using an unregulated, 98% inaccurate facial recognition tech Cory Doctorow

music A Halloween Treat: A Monster Mash Mashup Richard Kaufman

snake oil 1950s TV show exposes medical quacks Mark Frauenfelder

media Psychic breakthrough could save your life, and other tabloid stunners Peter Sheridan