law Bill Willingham's plan to put his comic book series "Fables" in the public domain gets murky Ruben Bolling

law Bill Willingham puts his entire Fables comic book property into public domain Ruben Bolling

ethics A woman perfectly explains why "two weeks' notice" is dead Jason Weisberger

Comics The Wolf Among Us 2 is finally here Devin Nealy

happy mutants Fable Comics: anthology of great comics artists telling fables from around the world Cory Doctorow

fables The fable that helped me find the others Heather Johanssen

pets Medieval pet names included Sturdy, Nosewise, Tibert, and Meone Jennifer Sandlin

Science Anti-vaxxers put dogs at high risk Jason Weisberger

AI Silicon Valley startup creates fully AI-generated mediocre South Park episode Thom Dunn

crime Come for the opportunity, leave because of the poor healthcare, education and culture wars: Texas and Florida slump in livability rankings Rob Beschizza

science fiction The Vallars is a new free comic from the dazzling 3 Worlds / 3 Moons universe Thom Dunn

Disney These 1930 cartoon mice were almost identical to Disney's Mickey and Minnie Mouse, prompting a lawsuit Mark Frauenfelder

gaming What's new in tabletop gaming for March 2023 Gareth Branwyn

fiction The international Werewolf Erotica gig economy is booming Thom Dunn

Stunning example of stupid Anti-semitic Kentucky Republican 'meant absolutely no harm' with his misogynist rant against women's access to health care; apparently, stands by his alternate history of the Holocaust Jason Weisberger

Comics This week on Cartoonist Kayfabe: Alejandro Jodorowsky's spectacular comics Popkin

movies Watch "The Golem" (1920) rescored by members of the Flaming Lips, Los Lobos, Threshing Floor, plus commentary by occult, Jewish, and tech big thinkers David Pescovitz

kickstarter Kickstart this cool new comic of North American folktales by Indigenous artists Thom Dunn

books New rare book catalogue features a Soviet Space Race picture book with backyard-built rocket Rebecca Romney

Spoken Word with Electronics Hear Mel Blanc Scream "She's a Food Hoarder!" 2,000 Times Ethan Persoff