music "Frog on the Floor" is the evolutionary pinnacle of SoCal Pop-Rock Thom Dunn

law Vermont man charged with drunk driving in Canada thought he was in U.S. Rob Beschizza

Delightful Creatures Hairy frogfish has a built-in fishing pole Popkin

Science Man inserts eel into his bum — then needs rescuing when eel slithers into stomach and starts chewing away Allan Rose Hill

public domain Grandville's early surrealist French illustrations Natalie Dressed

tabloids Kurt Cobain murdered (and World War 3 starts again) in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

tabloids Ghislaine snitches on Trump in last week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

fiction A free short story about anarchist unicorns dealing with opioids, immigration, and the Bible Thom Dunn

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better part of valor Killing my unfinished game dev projects Rob Beschizza

books Warren the 13th and the All-Seeing Eye: A Novel Mark Frauenfelder

halloween The Candy Hierarchy 2015: your essential guide to Halloween treats David Ng and Ben Cohen

offworld Mobile game of the week: Pac-Man 256 Laura Hudson

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cuisine The Rat King: On the Fascinations (and Revulsions) of Rattus Mark Dery