halloween New research reveals why people are afraid of clowns Jennifer Sandlin

rodeos Runaway zebras recaptured by clowns Thom Dunn

tabloids The Madness of King Charles and Obama's nepo baby in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

psychology Why clown unpredictability evokes fear in some people Mark Frauenfelder

psychology Here's why people are really afraid of clowns David Pescovitz

tv Bozo the Clown is back, thanks to David Arquette David Pescovitz

police US Police failed to act on massive warning of clown threats Thom Dunn

rip The time I interviewed Harlan Ellison about his lawsuit against a fan who posted his stories to Usenet Mark Frauenfelder

language "Post-truth" is the Oxford Dictionaries word of the year David Pescovitz

politics A bowel-loosening long-term geopolitical weather report Cory Doctorow

offworld This adventure game about a strange clown is absolutely brilliant Leigh Alexander

What it's like to be a clown in an age when people think it's fun to hate and fear clowns Mark Frauenfelder

What creeps us out and why? David Pescovitz