News Man dies from eating too much black licorice candy, here's the weird scientific reason why Xeni Jardin

cuisine Costco hot dog combo stays at $1.50, and now you can have a bottle of water with it Rob Beschizza

tech Get a good look at the new Pebble smartwatches Séamus Bellamy

American Cuisine McDonald's turns dystopian death game into Happy Meal Ellsworth Toohey

drugs "Meth-laced candy" anonymously donated to New Zealand charity Rob Beschizza

lobsters Red Lobster employees rescue rare mutant lobster from certain death Allan Rose Hill

marjorie taylor greene Marjorie Taylor Greene blames Biden for brothers' fentanyl deaths, but Biden was not in office; Trump was Mark Frauenfelder

Food Bob Born, "father of Peeps," RIP David Pescovitz

fox news FoxNews "rainbow fentanyl reporting" was so effective that no children died Jason Weisberger

cars Forget drugs in candy — Halloween is a day of ritual sacrifice for the cult of the automobile Thom Dunn

television Get ready for the real-life Squid Game game show on Netflix Devin Nealy

drugs The self-fulfilling prophecy of drugged Halloween candy Thom Dunn

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tabloids "Monster Meghan" and "TV's most-hated host" star in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

futility closet In 1931, Ida Wood died hoarding a great fortune — and a great secret Futility Closet

california Santa Claus flies into power lines, needs rescue Kevin Reome

dogs Queen down to last corgi Rob Beschizza

Boing Boing Gadgets Here are 30 amazing items for under $30 that you'll actually use every day Boing Boing's Shop

horror Kiddie board games imagined as horror flicks Rusty Blazenhoff

health Man dies from overdose of black licorice David Pescovitz