coronavirus It's official: Comi-Con is canceled this year Mark Frauenfelder

mistakes Convention celebrating diversity in fandom abruptly cancelled Rob Beschizza

Comics GeekGirlCon is an oasis of acceptance Nicole Dieker

GOP Convention Mitch McConnell is 7th senator to back away from the Republican National Convention Carla Sinclair

misogyny "Tingle Monsters" is an incredibly unsettling ASMR feminist horror film Thom Dunn

Comic Books Here's another example of one cartoonist swiping another cartoonist's work Mark Frauenfelder

AI Peter Thiel claims AI is "Leninist" and "literally communist" in a sprawling speech for a think tank Thom Dunn

happy mutants San Diego's wonderful Mysterious Galaxy Books has lost its lease, needs a buyer ASAP to stay afloat Cory Doctorow

Games Burning Cat, a new IRL gaming event by the creators of Exploding Kittens Rusty Blazenhoff

kareem abdul-jabbar Kareem Abdul-Jabbar explains the difference between art and racism in comedy Jason Weisberger

words Dictionary considers adding "Fursona" Rob Beschizza

Games Adventuron: online text adventure creation system Rob Beschizza

History The real reason people in old photos are almost never smiling David Pescovitz

law Julian Assange dragged from Ecuador's embassy in London and arrested Rob Beschizza

mistakes Leaked Sonic the Hedgehog movie design looks like a dollar-store cereal mascot Rob Beschizza

happy mutants The Exploding Kittens Random Item "vending machine" was the most popular attraction at Comic-Con Cory Doctorow

books Is it better to read a book or listen to it? David Pescovitz