nostalgia From 1979-1995, Omni featured the best science fiction minds predicting our future Séamus Bellamy

rpgs Tabletop gamer's gift guide for 2024 Gareth Branwyn

deaths Science fiction author Terry Bisson dead at 81 Rob Beschizza

Disney New Smithsonian exhibit on Disney theme parks focuses on how the parks reflect American culture Ruben Bolling

music The Swedish rock album that came with a supplemental reading list Elías Villoro

National Football League Resources that shine a critical light on the NFL Jennifer Sandlin

television Watch Zoe from Sesame Street tell James Gandolfini that he never had the makings of a varsity athlete Devin Nealy

post-punk Innovative post-punk guitarist John McGeoch gets his propers Gareth Branwyn

sci fi James Lipnickas' eerie graphite drawings of alien-human high-rises Clive Thompson

music Wilco keyboardist Mikael Jorgensen's first ever band was called Lizard Music. After 25 years, they're back. David Pescovitz

optical illusions Trippy new experiments in "Magic Eye"-style autostereograms David Pescovitz

Business A tribute to 500 places that defined New York City and have now closed forever David Pescovitz

The SATS were literally invented by a eugenicist to uphold white supremacy Thom Dunn

tabloids Hollywood hypocrites tearing America apart and rioters battling to destroy the United States, in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

tabloids Your dollar bills could kill you, and Prince Andrew tries to kill himself, in this week's dubious tabloids. Peter Sheridan

happy mutants Naomi Kritzer's "Catfishing on the CatNet": an AI caper about the true nature of online friendship Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Materiality: a new science fiction story for the Oslo Architecture Triennale about sustainable, green abundance Cory Doctorow

Technology I talk about punch cards, AI and "CODERS" with Joel Spolsky Clive Thompson

tabloids Prince Harry's paternity nightmare and the Royal Family changed forever, in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

happy mutants The 2019 Locus Award nominees: your guide to the best sf/f of 2018 Cory Doctorow