books In 1932, John W. Campbell imagined machines outliving humanity Ellsworth Toohey

horror Doc Copper's nose ring in The Thing was the actor's own idea Ellsworth Toohey

the lowest SSN of them all Who got social security number 001-01-0001? Carla Sinclair

fantasy Peter Bebergal's "Appendix N" in a revised, expanded edition Gareth Branwyn

language More words that AI loves to use: "pivotal","interplay", "comprehensive" Rob Beschizza

tabloids Taylor Swift's prenup battle and King Charles' facelift, in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

History Downright freaky Halloween costumes from a rural Scottish island in the 1930s (video) David Pescovitz

booze Sales of caffeinated wine surge after Catholics denounce Protestant-themed marketing Thom Dunn

HDSF New entries from the Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction: "telepathize"/"mind-control" Jesse Sheidlower

HDSF New BB series! "Updating the Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction" Jesse Sheidlower

accidents A chef is sentenced after his pie killed one person and sickened 31 others Carla Sinclair

beautiful books Check out this gorgeous edition of John W. Campbell's story that inspired 'The Thing' movies Mark Frauenfelder

orson welles Watch Orson Welles' forgotten 1956 TV Pilot, "The Fountain Of Youth" Thom Dunn

science fiction Podcast: Jeannette Ng Was Right, John W. Campbell Was a Fascist Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Jeannette Ng was right: John W Campbell was a fascist Cory Doctorow

science fiction University of Kansas's Campbell Conference changes its name to the Gunn Center Conference Cory Doctorow

science fiction Read: Jeannette Ng's Campbell Award acceptance speech, in which she correctly identifies Campbell as a fascist and expresses solidarity with Hong Kong protesters Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Congrats to the winners of the 2019 Hugo! Kowal, Wells, Cho, Harrow, Chambers, AO3, Liu, Dozois, Wolfe, and more! Cory Doctorow

trumpism Grifty "Students For Trump" founder pleads guilty to wire fraud for pretending to be a lawyer Cory Doctorow

uk How Boris Johnson's "model bus hobby" non sequitur manipulated the public discourse and his search results Cory Doctorow