uk The world's preeminent cryptographers can't get visas to speak at US conferences Cory Doctorow

california California is completely drought-free for the first time in 25 years Ellsworth Toohey

wildlife photography This Tibetan fox looks like "when the fox you drew in 5th grade comes alive" Jennifer Sandlin

marketing fails Self-parody alert: Montblanc spent millions on a film that markets nothing Jason Weisberger

Comic Books Stephan Franck Brings Dystopian Mice, Noirish Country, and a Space God to Kickstarter Gareth Branwyn

art Golden Gloves to introduce Best Podcast category Grant St. Clair

Funny Foul-mouthed, weed-smoking Spider-Man hits the streets of New York to celebrate 4/20 Grant St. Clair

Oops "Terrified" hikers rescued from Scotland's 2nd highest mountain — hours after turning rescuers away Carla Sinclair

crime Las Vegas must pay $34m to woman jailed 16 years on evidence fabricated by police Rob Beschizza

Comics The final volume of the DUNE graphic novel lands on an odd note Thom Dunn

tabloids Scientology's secrets, Kardashian brain damage, and Chinese bioweapons in last week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

Noname new album Sundial drops this summer Elías Villoro

fantasies Gillian Anderson wants you to tell her your sexual fantasies (if you're a woman) David Pescovitz

History Every day is Columbus Day for indigenous peoples Elías Villoro

sports Skateboarding is in the Olympics. Can it stay weird? Elías Villoro

movies Wes Anderson shares some details of his upcoming film Asteroid City Devin Nealy

tabloids Prince Andrew's "sex tape" and Queen Camilla's "revenge" in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

music Todd Haynes's Velvet Underground documentary looks to be magnificent David Pescovitz

pranks This Florida man played one of the greatest pranks of all time: He fooled the town into thinking he was a giant bird monster Popkin

cnn Reading Rainbow's LeVar Burton weighs in on the decision to discontinue 6 Dr. Seuss books Janelle Hessig