happy mutants Reflections on letterhead collecting, with accompanying (gorgeous) samples Cory Doctorow
science fiction Exclusive: Excerpt from Fantagraphics' definitive look at the rise of Comic-Con and geek fandom Gareth Branwyn
Comic Books Glenn Bray's 800-page book of comic book, pulp magazine, and book covers is available for pre-order Mark Frauenfelder
Delightful Creatures Celebrations from Elephant Country, by renowned elephant scientist Caitlin O'Connell and author of the new book, Wild Rituals Boing Boing
politics Open archive of 240,000 hours' worth of talk radio, including 2.8 billion words of machine-transcription Cory Doctorow
science fiction Duke University acquires the archives of Charles N Brown, founder of Locus Magazine Cory Doctorow
music THE BUREAU: Part Three, "Assessing Others" — with a Metasonix D-2000 Vacuum Tube Drum Machine Ethan Persoff
art Fantastically far out poster for 1974 artificial intelligence lecture at UC Berkeley David Pescovitz
happy mutants Founder of Diamond Comic Distributors donates 3,000 comics rarities to the Library of Congress Cory Doctorow
burning man Black Rock City, NV: The New Ephemeral Architecture of Burning Man by Philippe Glade Reanna Alder
Flying saucers A catalogue and history of one of the most pervasive subcultures — UFO believers Peter Bebergal
Science Voyager Golden Record: 40th Anniversary Edition: only available through October 20 on Kickstarter David Pescovitz
