melania trump Melania a no-show at Trump's 75th birthday event Kevin Reome

Face of a 75,000-year-old Neanderthal woman Ellsworth Toohey

space exploration Company claims ownership of Moon's resources, sells helium for quantum computing refrigeration Mark Frauenfelder

movies CatVideoFest: watch cat videos on the big screen to help local shelters Gail Sherman

COVID-19 Study finds erectile dysfunction for 1 in 5 men even years after Covid infection Jennifer Sandlin

documentary "Longest Third Date" is a Netflix documentary with a short shelf life Greg Nussen

books Alan Moore doing US book tour and livestream for new short story collection Thom Dunn

tabloids Joe Biden's "dementia" and alien abductions in last week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

Comic Books Alan Moore new novella is a Kafka-esque look at the comic book industry Thom Dunn

infestations Homeowner tries to smoke out snakes but burns down the house instead Carla Sinclair

noads Channeling Timothy Leary on the Centennial of his Birth, October 22, 2020 Boing Boing

History Read John Hersey's incredible 1946 New Yorker story about the bombing of Hiroshima David Pescovitz

racism Five arrested in UK after burning Grenfell Tower model on bonfire Rob Beschizza

happy mutants Seattle passes America's most comprehensive labor protections for domestic workers Cory Doctorow

Science Germany's scientific texts were made free during and after WWII; analyzing them today shows the negative effect of paywalls on science Cory Doctorow

money Some Silicon Valley residents with incomes up to $400,000 consider themselves "middle class" David Pescovitz

Business New York property speculators have figured out how to evict everyone Cory Doctorow

marijuana CBS Poll: support for legalizing marijuana is at an all-time high Mark Frauenfelder

gerrymandering John Oliver explains gerrymandering Mark Frauenfelder

Japan As Japan's trumpian leader prepares for war, Japanese people march for peace Cory Doctorow