health Turns out that injecting semen into your arm doesn't cure back pain after all Rob Beschizza

medicine Legendary Russian guitarist dies from flesh eating infection Seamus Bellamy

gender New horror text games give voice to marginalized women Leigh Alexander

tabloids Jeffrey Epstein’s prison confession, the world’s most dangerous woman, and the end of the world, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

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News Meet Rahul Dubey, 'absolute legend' who sheltered ~70 protestors inside his home for 8 hours overnight Xeni Jardin

trump Why tabloid reporters are like Donald Trump Peter Sheridan

tabloids Royals Clash, Clooneys divorce, and Jacko’s rotten feet in this week’s fact-challenged tabloids Peter Sheridan

horror The Mind Thing, by Fredric Brown: excellent pulp-era science fiction Mark Frauenfelder

tabloids Worst Royal crisis ever spells the end of the monarchy, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

News Social security for all — for now Maureen Herman

sci fi The entire Animorphs book series is now available for free online Thom Dunn

Adulting Adulting merit badges Rob Beschizza

science fiction That time Charlton Comics published a trans sci-fi story in 1953 Thom Dunn

Dungeons & Dragons What's new in tabletop gaming (Halloween edition) Gareth Branwyn

television Warrior nuns and body horror in the trailer for the BBC's "reinvention" of Dracula John Struan

Audio Get 35 free audio books from Tor's new horror imprint Thom Dunn

World Mental Health Day It’s World Mental Health Day: A primer on depression for the public-at-large Maureen Herman

movies Storyboards, concept art, and more from Netflix's excellent new horror film In the Tall Grass John Struan

goatse Swarovski Goatse bracelet Rob Beschizza