books Some of our favorite monsters from “Compendium Of Demonology and Magic” (ca. 1775) Xeni Jardin

Weird Box full of bear cubs bewilders North Carolina man Xeni Jardin

#metoo Christophe Ruggia arrested on charge of sexual assaulting teen girl cast in his movie, Paris prosecutors say Xeni Jardin

Mall robot is programmed to detect when kids are about to bully it, and take evasive action Mark Frauenfelder

climate change UK officials blame asthmatics for the carbon footprints of 180,000 cars Thom Dunn

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

jellicle cats come one come all I love TS Eliot and Andrew Lloyd Weber but the 'Cats' trailer scares me Jason Weisberger

All hail Eris Gentleman with fake electrical outlet sticker bedevils people in need of charging their phones Mark Frauenfelder

happy mutants AOC endorses Elizabeth Warren's Big Tech breakup plan Cory Doctorow

happy mutants SO LATE SO SOON: fun, genre-celebrating SF for young readers (of all ages!) Harry Tynan AKA Moose Malloy

happy mutants AOC is the star of a new superhero comic Cory Doctorow

mistakes Penis facials contain foreskins of circumcised infants Rob Beschizza

Funny Urban Dictionary attempts to incorporate Kavanaugh's definition of "Devil's Triangle" Cory Doctorow

Japan Laughing Devils: a Japanese saying about the comedy of prediction Thersa Matsuura

video Rooftopper takes a palm-moistening stroll around a narrow skyscraper roof Andrea James

drugs Smoke some shoes? The DEA's list of slang terms for cannabis David Pescovitz

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

Spanish Inquisition The creepy/cool robes that heretics were forced to wear during the Spanish Inquisition Mark Frauenfelder

happy mutants I'm coming to the Adelaide Festival this weekend (and then on to Wellington, NZ!) Cory Doctorow

Backlash #DeleteHQ: Trivia players are angry with HQ since it's raising $15 million with Peter Thiel's Founders Fund Carla Sinclair