self-discovery I was seriously attracted to the human female host of this creepy children's TV show Jason Weisberger

Science Today (Thursday): Sasha Sagan and Ann Druyan in conversation with David Pescovitz David Pescovitz

Space After a year in space, Astronaut Scott Kelly's tips on isolation Ken Snider

Entertainment Watch: trailer for Ozark season 3 Mark Frauenfelder

jeffrey epstein In Jeffrey Epstein case, US prosecutors seek a second British woman: Emmy Tayler Xeni Jardin

sesame street Sesame Street Muppets perform at NPR's Tiny Desk Rusty Blazenhoff

theranos Kate McKinnon to star as Elizabeth Holmes in limited series for Hulu Gina Loukareas

Entertainment ‘SpongeBob Squarepants’ creator Stephen Hillenburg has died of ALS. He was 57. Xeni Jardin

News California Fires: 83% of Santa Monica Mountains federal parkland burned by Woolsey Fire Xeni Jardin

fake news Alien attack imminent, Buckingham Palace is a drug den, and the Queen is a criminal mastermind, in this week’s fact-challenged tabloids. Peter Sheridan

magic Harry Anderson, TV's 'Night Court' star, has died at 65 in Asheville, N.C. Xeni Jardin

animation How to make furniture porn Rusty Blazenhoff

Journalism Oneita Jackson's "Nappy-Headed Negro Syndrome" Jason Weisberger

News 5 women accuse Louis C.K. of sexually abusive behavior in NYT report Xeni Jardin

music Voyager Golden Record celebration at Cornell University this week David Pescovitz

Gadgets Here's a complete app suite for Mac writers Boing Boing's Shop

picks Mary Tyler Moore, a television icon for women in an era of change, has died Xeni Jardin

politics Compare Trump and Clinton's debate strengths with this one weird "South Park" trick Xeni Jardin

Trans Representation Actress Jen Richards explains the problem with casting cis actors in trans roles Caroline Siede

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