class war College of Arms issues rules for managing coats of arms in same-sex marriages Cory Doctorow

peter thiel Peter Thiel, who is certainly not a vampire, reportedly attended a Halloween party at Dracula's Castle Thom Dunn

music Redneck Rave results in meth busts, strangulation, impalement, throat-slashing, severed finger, and other ol' fashioned fun David Pescovitz

COVID-19 Dracula's Castle in Romania now offering COVID-19 vaccines Thom Dunn

sharks At least 6 sharks have washed up on shores with swordfish swords stabbed through their heads Thom Dunn

death Woman killed by metal drinking straw Séamus Bellamy

medicine Boy's head impaled by skewer after yellowjacket attack, and he's doing just fine David Pescovitz

Art and Design Gallery of stop-motion wizard Ray Harryhausen movie posters Mark Frauenfelder

Safety This is why you should wear a hard hat on a construction site Mark Frauenfelder

toilets Venus fly trap urinal Andrea James

magic tricks Magician flubs trick, impales spectator's hand on spike Mark Frauenfelder

basketball Teen basketballer impaled by floorboard during court slide Rob Beschizza

magic tricks A magician drove a 6-inch nail through his hand in a trick gone horribly wrong Mark Frauenfelder

Solitary Vices: Mikita Brottman on the Books in Her Life Mark Dery

Dr. Chase's Receipt Book: delightfully awful medical nonsense Kelly Kittell

books Mitch O'Connell and Dr. Monkey's Retro Scans Mark Frauenfelder

Entertainment The happiest Father's Day possible in Game of Thrones [s4 finale] K.M. McFarland

animals Zombies vs. animals? The living dead wouldn't stand a chance David Mizejewski