News "My life expectancy is maybe this summer" — Dilbert's Scott Adams reveals terminal cancer diagnosis Ellsworth Toohey

mistakes True story behind "The Salt Path" questioned Rob Beschizza

painful returns Scorpion stings woman at Boston Logan International Airport — and the little critter gets away Carla Sinclair

health Why you are "significantly more likely" to die on your birthday Ellsworth Toohey

cat A rescued cat named Duke joins San Francisco airport's 'Wag Brigade' Rusty Blazenhoff

death High-tech assisted suicide pod may be legal in Switzerland as soon as next year Thom Dunn

tabloids Queen "kills" Andrew sex probe in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

documentaries BBC documentary about Belle Gibson, influencer who pretended to have cancer Rob Beschizza

Spoken Word with Electronics Mr Rogers consoled terminally ill children in 1983, even discussing Death. Hear this wonderful recording. Ethan Persoff

happy mutants Stargazing: Jen Wang's semi-autobiographical graphic novel for young readers is a complex tale of identity, talent, and loyalty Cory Doctorow

Funny John Hodgman's outstanding Vacationland: now in paperback! Cory Doctorow

books John Hodgman's Vacationland: a masterpiece of humor that means something Cory Doctorow

picks Halloween Gift Guide Rob Beschizza

happy mutants My Favorite Thing is Monsters: a haunting diary of a young girl as a dazzling graphic novel Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Unfuck Your Habitat: compassionate cleaning advice, even for people terrified by Marie Kondo Cory Doctorow

uk Inside the "sweatshop" terminally ill Britons must call to get benefits Cory Doctorow

corruption Not (just) the War on Drugs: the difficult, complicated truth about American prisons Cory Doctorow

'Wellness Guru' Belle Gibson lied about having brain cancer, profited from lying about bogus cancer cures Xeni Jardin